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  • Home Taping Is Killing Music

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 9 20:45:09 2023
    This slogan originated in the UK as part of an anti-piracy campaign
    during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The campaign, initiated by the
    music industry, aimed to combat the rising concern over cassette tape
    copying, seen as a threat to legitimate music sales and artists'
    livelihoods.

    The primary goal was to raise awareness among consumers about the
    potential negative impact of home taping on the music industry. The
    fear was that recording and sharing music from vinyl records onto
    cassette tapes might reduce sales of original albums. The slogan "Home
    Taping Is Killing Music" prominently adorned cassette tape covers,
    posters, and advertisements, often accompanied by a distinctive skull
    and crossbones logo, serving as a warning against the dangers of music
    piracy.

    Despite its intentions, the campaign faced criticism from consumer
    rights advocates. They argued that the music industry exaggerated the
    impact of home taping on sales, emphasizing that sharing music with
    friends and family could lead to increased exposure and potential
    album purchases.

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    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-h2KYiXMAAvKK_.jpg

    @historyinmemes

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to JAB on Fri Nov 10 04:42:25 2023
    JAB wrote:

    This slogan originated in the UK as part of an anti-piracy campaign
    during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The campaign, initiated by the
    music industry, aimed to combat the rising concern over cassette tape copying, seen as a threat to legitimate music sales and artists'
    livelihoods.

    Music didn't die so that proves it was all greedy record company
    propaganda...

    They tried a similar thing when MP3's became popular, that was going to
    destroy music too.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@21:1/5 to Blueshirt on Fri Nov 10 10:30:27 2023
    On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 04:42:25 +0100
    "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    JAB wrote:

    This slogan originated in the UK as part of an anti-piracy campaign
    during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The campaign, initiated by the
    music industry, aimed to combat the rising concern over cassette tape copying, seen as a threat to legitimate music sales and artists' livelihoods.

    Music didn't die so that proves it was all greedy record company propaganda...

    They tried a similar thing when MP3's became popular, that was going to destroy music too.

    Ah but it did, that's why audio books etc have Digital Protection.

    --
    Bah, and indeed Humbug.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to admin@127.0.0.1 on Fri Nov 10 07:45:31 2023
    On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:30:27 +0000, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
    <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:

    Ah but it did, that's why audio books etc have Digital Protection.

    The audio/video/book industries want max profits, which is a different
    topic from "killing" those industries.

    In US, libraries have had an assortment of recordings from
    audio/video/book vendors. Users could listen/view/read them, and this
    did not break these industries.

    I've not followed this topic, digital rights management, but I suspect
    there are ways to circumvent this "protection."

    https://www.acquia.com/blog/digital-rights-management

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to John on Fri Nov 10 13:50:03 2023
    On 2023-11-10, Kerr-Mudd, John <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
    They tried a similar thing when MP3's became popular, that was going to
    destroy music too.

    Ah but it did, that's why audio books etc have Digital Protection.

    You can tell the industry died by the millions and millions of musicians
    who left the industry and the total dearth of new music.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to John on Fri Nov 10 21:42:43 2023
    Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:

    On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 04:42:25 +0100
    "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    JAB wrote:

    This slogan originated in the UK as part of an anti-piracy campaign during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The campaign, initiated by the music industry, aimed to combat the rising concern over cassette tape copying, seen as a threat to legitimate music sales and artists' livelihoods.

    Music didn't die so that proves it was all greedy record company propaganda...

    They tried a similar thing when MP3's became popular, that was going to destroy music too.

    Ah but it did, that's why audio books etc have Digital Protection.

    Easily removed with the right software...

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@21:1/5 to Retrograde on Fri Nov 10 21:43:03 2023
    On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:50:03 -0000 (UTC)
    Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

    On 2023-11-10, Kerr-Mudd, John <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
    They tried a similar thing when MP3's became popular, that was going to
    destroy music too.

    Ah but it did, that's why audio books etc have Digital Protection.

    You can tell the industry died by the millions and millions of musicians
    who left the industry and the total dearth of new music.

    I was being a bit twisted (no change there) and trying to slip the
    discussion into the amount of effort the book publishers went into DRMing
    their products.
    --
    Bah, and indeed Humbug.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@21:1/5 to Blueshirt on Fri Nov 10 21:47:45 2023
    On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:42:43 +0100
    "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:

    On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 04:42:25 +0100
    "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    JAB wrote:

    This slogan originated in the UK as part of an anti-piracy campaign during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The campaign, initiated by the music industry, aimed to combat the rising concern over cassette tape copying, seen as a threat to legitimate music sales and artists' livelihoods.

    Music didn't die so that proves it was all greedy record company propaganda...

    They tried a similar thing when MP3's became popular, that was going to destroy music too.

    Ah but it did, that's why audio books etc have Digital Protection.

    Easily removed with the right software...

    Oh no! the whole system will crash!

    --
    Bah, and indeed Humbug.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to John on Fri Nov 10 23:40:46 2023
    Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:

    On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:42:43 +0100
    "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:

    On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 04:42:25 +0100
    "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    Music didn't die so that proves it was all greedy record company propaganda...

    They tried a similar thing when MP3's became popular, that was
    going to destroy music too.

    Ah but it did, that's why audio books etc have Digital Protection.

    Easily removed with the right software...

    Oh no! the whole system will crash!

    They'd certainly like you to think that there was a system... ;-)

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to blueshirt@indigo.news on Fri Nov 10 18:40:37 2023
    On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:42:43 +0100, "Blueshirt"
    <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    Ah but it did, that's why audio books etc have Digital Protection.

    Easily removed with the right software...

    AI code breaking software coming soon....

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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