Set up a torrent tracker, get fined, go to jail. Join a bank, destroy the economy, profit. Let's draw out the distinction. The Pirate Bay guys were criminally prosecuted for....violating (largely obsolete) copyright. Almost no one in finance has been held even civilly liable for vastly more economically damaging actions.…
NIN's and radiohead's plan of releasing their music for free on the net is a viable bussiness strategy because the vast majority of money that comes into an artist's hands is through concerts. The other large stream of revenue comes from liscencing deals where your songs are put in movie sound tracks or commercials. That…
Hahaha wow! I guess it was about time things got off track but I do like "where did that phrase come from and how have we bastardized it" discussions too. I think it depends on the inflection and how you would say it and where you are from and how its used. I'm sure its entirely true that huge sections of the public have…