Cal Ledbetter said on June 1, 2007:

Music is a tricky thing because it's so easy to copy/distribute/re-record. So I propose this question: What if this happened in other industries? What if a book reviewer got a pre-released copy of a highly-anticipated novel, took it to Kinko's, copied every page, then distributed it to thousands of people? What if that author was you? Would you be pissed? I sure as hell would. What about a movie screening for journalists? If someone took a video camera, taped the whole thing, then gave it away, wouldn't the director be pissed? How about a painting. What if someone took a photo, copied it thousands of times and gave it away for free? What if you were the artist? I think it's easy to get mad at musicians for being greedy/neurotic, but if you put yourself in their place, you'd be pissed too.

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