Why bother, I ask?

Why bother, I ask?

Posted Oct 23, 2003 11:33 UTC (Thu) by zmower (subscriber, #3005)
In reply to: Why bother, I ask? by coriordan
Parent article: Time for another Europatent push

Look at America. They get all sorts of stupid laws rammed down their throats, but you don't see them revolting. BigBusiness is smart. When they want to shut down napster, they don't stick a fat cat on the TV, they get Metallica to say it for them.

I think all this did was make fans realise that Metallica have totally sold out. My final CD purchase of theirs was ...And Justice For All (and no, I won't be P2Ping their stuff or attending their concerts; I'm definitely an ex-fan).

Given the recent RIAA actions, some sort of civil disobedience is in order. Even a small personal decision to not buy any RIAA CDs would be a start. I'll take that pledge.

I reckon it's worth at least one letter.

Mine went last Sunday. I've also asked my employers what their thoughts are on the current legislation given that it's bound to drive up costs. As the UK government is our major customer, I've also asked them if they've expressed these views to their customers. You never know...

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