Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Aaaarrrgggghhh!!!!
I always wanted to be a pirate. It's life at sea with your comrades, broken English, and treasure hunts! That's the life for me. Don't bother me with details like murdering and pillaging, scurvy, and running from the law. Pirates aren't really bad guys, they're just misunderstood, right? Wrong. Pirates are some nasty dudes that would maroon their mothers for an extra share of the treasure. Music pirates are the same: evil racketeers making a killing on illegal copies of DVDs and CDs. Our generation is just as bad. We're poor like pirates. We like to stick it to the man. We know the best price is free, so why not get our music free? Because it's wrong, and it's stealing. Everyone wants a free treasure chest of their favorite music, but don't leave your favorite artists in rags. There's no glory about tossing your integrity away over a dollar. But we don't have to steal. Use services like Pandora, Youtube, and Spotify, and share the riches with everyone.
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Drink up me hearty yo ho!
ReplyDeleteI question your definition of "making a killing." How many pirates actually receive monetary gain from their endeavors? Most see themselves as doing a community service, putting up once-costly goods for free. I think many pirate are ignorant, and their actions morally amiss, but they are certainly not "evil racketeers."
ReplyDeleteThe reference wasn't to people at home sharing a CD. The reference was to people making money off of piracy. Are you aware of the amount of money made overseas selling illegal copies of CDs and DVDs? Have you ever been to Chinatown in San Fransisco? Think outside the box of Utah.
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