On 19-5-2009 19:10, Darren New wrote:
> The beginning is pretty funny, and an easy read for people unfamiliar 
> with the technology of the topic.
> 
> http://www.debiantutorials.org/a-drm-dissertation-off-topic-230
> 
> I'm glad someone is saying this stuff. :-)
> 
Thanks, I hadn't read it before. I think one of his points could be 
reworded as: 'The record companies are a bigger problem to the artist 
than the illegal copying.' Interesting though.

Yesterday I watched the Kate Bush christmas special that was broadcast 
on BBC4 a couple of days ago. I taped it because they aired it on 
2.30am, (which is normally not a problem, but when I went to bed at 
24.00 I was already awake for 34 hours, so another 3 1/2 was not an 
option). I did that on VHS so I am probably safe in that respect.

Anyway, I realized that at one point I had been considering buying her 
entire work in boxed CD form. What stopped me was that it was rather 
expensive and I already own some of her work on CD and most of the rest 
on vinyl. More importantly in the light of this essay: I realized that 
if most of what I paid would go to Kate I might still do it, even if I 
had paid for the copyrights before. Knowing that she probably gets 1 or 
2 pound per sold item and the rest is for the company is so unfair (IMO) 
that I won't buy. In general for me the reason not to rebuy anything on 
CD that I own on vinyl is how the record companies use the 'poor artist' 
as an excuse to make money. The artists suffer directly from that 
attitude, I know. I have been wondering if there is a more direct way to 
support artist without paying a multiple of it to the record companies.

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