] The Grokster case gets heard today in the Supreme Court.
] One of the tactics the music industry has used is to
] throw down the plight of the starving working musician.
] It plays on the emotions, personalizes the impact of
] piracy, replacing the corporate victim with reconizable
] face.
]
] Except, of course, that its all a lie. Consider this
] Congressional testimony:

Nice testimony clip. I am glad this kind of thing has been said, spelled out, in such unambiguous language in a formal (Congressional) setting. It is a pity that the Congress probably isn't influenced by it, but this is the kind of thing to point to to the non-tech people to counter the starving artist concern.

I mean, that and iTunes. It should be pretty obvious to anyone that getting a record on iTunes for cheap, with a good profit sharing, can be a very viable alternative to whatever the RIAA claims to offer.

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