jarablue
Always be true to yourself
join:2001-06-11
Worcester, MA | reply to mrchris
Re: Before the trolls post..
I'm not a troll but I think people should get paid for their work. How would you like it if someone was blatantly ripping you off? |
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alexk6
join:2002-10-28
Vernon, BC | We do get ripped off for our work. Its called income tax or property tax. Or speeding tickets. |
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guitarzan
Premium
join:2004-05-04
Skytop, PA
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| Don't forget cable TV's always rising rates.School tax hikes.A right to work tax.Politicians yearly benefit packages and pay increases.
Ex presidents lifetime security,lifetime free no postage needed perk.Phishing scams.We the sheeple are getting ripped off in so many ways.Yet continue bending over for it.I find it alarming that you're offended about a stupid song or picture being used.Honestly I'm not wanting to flame you.To each his own though. |
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theyipper
join:2001-01-18
Oakland, CA | reply to jarablue
Artists/actors get prepaid and/or complete their pay when their work is completed, not when the product goes public or is released to the public.
Music artists mainly receive their income from touring. |
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John Galt
Forward, March
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
·CenturyLink
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said by alexk6  :We do get ripped off for our work. Its called income tax or property tax. Or speeding tickets. If you're speeding, you're guilty. Pay up, Sucka!
Income tax is a whole 'nother thing, though.
Should have quit while you were ahead...!
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Pirate515
Premium
join:2001-01-22
Brooklyn, NY
| said by John Galt :If you're speeding, you're guilty. Pay up, Sucka! Hey, I'm in the process of fighting a parking ticket which I more than deserved to get, just because I hate Bloomberg with passion.
Now flame away!
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Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies...
A MESSAGE to the RIAA and the MPAA: You shouldn't wound what you can't kill... |
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Newegg
Supreme Ideology
join:2004-11-14
Atlanta, GA
1 edit | reply to guitarzan
The renew your car tag crap and they do nothing if anything with the money except piss it away. |
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SupremeCheddar
@cable.rogers | reply to Pirate515
No speed limit on the AutoBahn, few accidents. Speeding Tickets are for revenue gathering purposes only, regardless of how much police cry about safe driving. |
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ewok1100
@snet.net
| germany also uses an enforced policy of "drive right" i believe it's called. it means when you aren't passing you move to the right lane and stay there. when's the last time you saw *that* on a us road?
they also enforce that policy with tickets from what i remember...... that means no more dawdling in the left lane for your grandparents, etc.
the speed limit was also somewhat instituted with the idea of saving gas in mind, it has risen since then, but you get the drift...... 
as far as the actual topic, i'm kind of sick of it. i wish all the aa's would find some place to curl up and die. they really haven't solved anything or even made a dent from what i've seen, and all this is managing to do probably is increase the prices. so when no one will buy the $50 cd because riaa had to use the extra money to pay lawyers and hackers and whoever the else...... just my 2 cents, it's a never ending spiral that i can't see the aa's winning.
and yes, they also employ hackers of a sort. they employ companies to send fake files over the internet named as other files. i have also been scanned by them repeatedly when i used to download, there's programs now to detect that. i have even heard rumors that they might send out some of their own files in a form of entrapment, altho i haven't seen this personally. there was even the case of kazaa sueing riaa for using an unauthorized copy of their software to obtain people names to sue. (kazaa lite)
so i guess the end *does* justify the means. you'd be screwed for scanning them i bet, but it's ok for them to do it to you because they can afford lawyers? |
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