Posts tagged “piracy”

I steal music and I know it's wrong. But record companies are technological dinosaurs charging 10x what music is worth, crippling their products with DRM, and offering a terrible experience compared to piracy. I'd pay a fair price for a convenient, unrestricted product. Nobody's offering me one.

Compulsory licensing for free music downloads sounds appealing but doesn't work. The real fix is making buying music easier than stealing it. Right now, stealing wins on convenience. I'd pay per song for guaranteed quality, but not RIAA prices -- they're a useless middleman ripping everyone off.