http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/08/23/the-frustration-of-wanting-something-you-cant-buy/ http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/08/23/the-frustration-of... I

http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/08/23/the-frustration-of-wanting-something-you-cant-buy/ http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/08/23/the-frustration-of... I worked in an industry (still do sort of) that took a huge hit from piracy, and reacted by making it more difficult to do things rather than respond to what piracy exposed. While I still worked at a major I wrote this. TL;DR summary: I heard a song on the radio, and used Shazam to look it up. The song was "Forgotten Years" by Midnight Oil, and it was 2008. I tried in vain to buy this song legally before having to finally get it through illegal means (torrents). To offset this, I donated directly to the lead singers political campaign in Australia. As I stated then and I still believe: "I believe that the ultimate challenge for media providers is to make systems of actualization which narrow the gap from desire to the fulfillment of said desire. The only true way to fight one form of ubiquity is with another form of ubiquity." PS: Ironically the video embedded in my blog post is now blocked because it was uploaded by the band's non-US label.