Reply #297: And that is all well and good [View All]

[krispos42]

And I agree with you on all points.


However, unlike what you mentioned, music is routinely played for free over the radio, often the same song several times a day. Sometimes for years on end. 99.1 WPLR in Connecticut plays "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Who Are You" about a dozen times a day. Each.

It's how I know I'm on 99.1. :-)



So that, I think, is what makes music different from other items. 1) It is all over broadcast radio and radio and TV shows and commercials. 2) An MP3 player is treated like a radio or Walkman in our everyday lives, so putting the song on your MP3 player is both logical and reasonable. 3) Because the music is so commonly available and pervasive for free, and the ability to download, copy, and distribute the music is also so commonly available, free, and pervasive, then using it seems both reasonable and natural.



My only issue with ebooks and audiobooks is that, with no production costs aside from the initial digitization, they cost as much or more than a new regular, paper book. This seems a bit OTT.