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[Lost Johnny]

Just my two cents. All of my life I have borrowed and recorded records from friends. I did this on equipment and blank tapes made by sony and other people who also sell music. I still borrow CD's and lend CD's to my friends, I have never, until recently heard anyone complaining. When I see a movie for $2.00 or so at the discount theater I don't worry that the film people don't make money, but how much can they make off $2.00 ticket sales? The industry was very quick to embrace a format that was very easy to copy with no loss of data, then they were busted for price fixing and were ordered to pay everyone $20.00 regardless of how many CD's they bought. It seems the value of songs has gone up several hundred times as people who download 2 CD's are charged $200.000 for doing so (at least in MN). I no longer download anything for fear that something far worse may be in the file I downloaded then the movie I thought it was. Beware of downloads they may not be what you think. In the mean time I continue to rent and copy movies for my own viewing and avoid late fees, if Sony etc are upset they should not make recorders and blank DVD's they must know are used for this pourpose. I buy all my movies when they come out but there is no way I am waiting for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang or Match Point to come out, I will download or buy illigal DVD's and get the real ones when they come out. I got a bunch taken at the airport so watch that, also watch what you have on your hard drive .

LJB