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> Before Napster, to hear whatever you wanted, whenever you wanted, you had to pay for it. What?? Before Napster, we made tapes. I still have tons of them. We
by bambax 10y ago
> Before Napster, to hear whatever you wanted, whenever you wanted, you had to pay for it.
What?? Before Napster, we made tapes. I still have tons of them. We exchanged tapes and copied them, and also we recorded the radio.
It was exactly like Napster, only much slower and complicated -- and also, in a way, nicer, because putting a tape together was a form of expression.
I don't think free streaming can go away without being immediately replaced by increased piracy, but we'll see.
- tehrei 10y agoNo, see, home-taping was illegal and in the physical world you can't break the law as easily as in the lawless wasteland that is the internet.
- karmajunkie 10y agoHome taping on analog media was not illegal. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Home_Recording_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Home_Recording_Act
- vonklaus 10y agohome taping killed music and it was illegal[0] [0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Taping_Is_Killing_Music https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Taping_Is_Killing_Music
- karmajunkie 10y agoMedia campaign vs actual law.
- NamTaf 10y agoMore specifically, differing law in different countries.
- karmajunkie 10y agofair point, my original response was indeed US-centric.
- ghaff 10y ago>Before Napster, we made tapes. Sure, but it took a lot longer and required a great deal more effort--though significantly less so once CDs came on the scene. Also, if just about everyone I knew at the time is any indication, we also bought quite a few albums. I don't disagree with your basic point but Napster did change the equation. (I also tend to agree about what will happen if free streaming goes away--although the other dynamic in play is the many people who now expect instant access to a huge music catalog rather than owning MP3s. For them, having to go back to assembling a music catalog would be a big step backward even if they could do so for "free.")