----- Original Message ----- From: Fernando Vicente To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 7:00 PM Subject: RE: [exs] EXS 24 sample Cd´s for swop! point of view... Hi yael wrote, >> Did those companies invest in research to find a solution to not be able >>to >> copy Cd ? ...no... >Did you ever work in these companies? I don't think that you have >otherwise, you wouldn't speak the way you do. Don't make statements about >what you know nothing about. No , it's true but I don't take a lot of risk to say that ! >I'm sure that when you write a number hit that *could* generate millions, >you won't mind that only one person (who is a professional) buys your CD, >then trades it and gives away copies to everyone else in the world since the >rest of the people are only hobbyists - ie they don't make money from >listening to your music so it is just a hobby to them. Not at all, when someone is listenning to my music in a Bar or on TV or in Discoteca ! someone win money ! >Do you see how absurd this reason is? No matter how you put it - you are >justifying theft. That's like saying you can go into a car dealership and, >because your hobby is collecting cars, it is okay to simply take one of the >new Mercedes on the lot since you only do it as a hobby and don't make money >off of it. Okay this is a little far-fetched, but it is similar. No , it's not the same... People who Trade CD's don't stole them, they ask before ! If I ask someone to lend me his Mercedes, he can say no !! > If you >thought for a minute - that if everyone who uses samples bought them, maybe >we could get many titles for very little money. As it is, in order to be >profitable or at least break even, the manufacturers have to keep the price >up. >If you do it as a hobby and cannot afford the great sample CD, then simply >don't spend the money. Get creative and make your own samples. too expensive ;o) >Fernando Yael .