Subj : When everything is digital.. this happens..
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Ogg
Date : Thu Mar 02 2023 20:09:00

Hello pF!

 pF> Here, too. The recording industry lobbied for a levy on
 pF> any blank recordable CD, because, as you know, recordable
 pF> CDs caused the great media crash of 1990 - you remember
 pF> medic companies all filing for bankrupcy, the images of
 pF> locked office buildings, the media executives jumping out
 pF> of buildings, thousands of artists and media executives
 pF> unable to work or feed their families...

The industry sure made a big outcry of lost monies when mp3  
emerged. But their industry was NOT overly affected at all.   
Plenty of profits were still being made.


 pF> Oh, wait, that didn't happen - and I had to pay a levy to
 pF> crappy record labels to make CD backups.

I'm sure it was just an "opportunity" for the industry to get a  
piece of the home-recording action.

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