Reply #27: Quit whining, Music Industry!

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Writers' works are shared without compensation all the time (ever heard of the local library?).

Anybody with a brain knows that music or video sharing often leads to music or video purchasing. Why do you think MSNBC allowed YouTube users to post videos of their programming? That, and the word of mouth that followed, is what made Keith Olbermann a star of the left. Current is allowing the same thing with the new "Countdown". The only reason they don't have a podcast is that the cable companies won't allow it for smaller channels like Current (according to KO on Twitter).

Way back in the days of cassette tapes, I shared music and often went out to buy what I received on tape.

And before anyone says that mp3's are much better quality, you need to know one indisputable fact: CD quality is far better than that of an mp3. The latter is a lossy format, and unless you're only listening to music with crappy earbuds, you'll definitely hear the difference.

There's a reason mp3 files are so much smaller than CD audio files--they're severely compressed, so you lose a LOT of the quality.