Comments on: A Lesson In Copyright Law

Are College Students The Recording Industry's Worst Enemy?

[grumpy1968]

While it is true that a lot of students download music so do a "number" of other people in the world. Let's not lay the blame totally on college kids. This article does not point out some of the other reasons people do this kind of thing. Such as Digital Rights Management! How would you like to buy an automobile only to be told by the dealereship that they maintain control over when you can drive it! Why would any consumer buy digital music when the music they "buy" can only be played on certain players.

I am one of the reasons why cd sales are dropping. I don't buy the garbage that is put out with this digital rights management. Now if only other consumers would speak with their money, by not spending it on DRM laden music, maybe the labels and the riaa would rethink their business models. In other words produce some good music, at a fair price!, without telling the consumer when and how they must listen to it!!

[michellem99-2009]

I would rather buy the CDs. I like CDs. If I like the music I find in a record store on CD. I don't use an mp3 player.

[akeith106]

Today's musicians don't seem to realize the importance of getting their music out into the world. I am one of those people that like to try or experience something before I buy it. I wont buy an album if I can't hear it first, and I'm not talking about the 30 second clips that most sites let you hear.

If it weren't for listening to the entire song, I'd never buy the album.