Reply #4: But VCR taping is different . . . ?

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I dunno, seems these guys are grasping, trying to hang onto outmoded ideas of holding and ownership in an age when a wad of electrons becomes "art" or "artistic output." People don't mind paying for that wad of electrons, they just don't want to pay $20 for something that can be obtained so easily and flawlessly copied with the push of a button. Look at the 99-cent music downloads: It's a reasonable price (maybe even a tad too low), both sides get what they want (money in exchange for the song), and all the extraneous nonsense (packaging, marketing, floor space on the sales floor) gets cut out.

But let 'em outlaw TIVO. I've got a Sony VAIO. Heh, heh, heh.