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In Reply to: It's All An Conspiracy . . . posted by Dogface1956 on September 15, 2006 at 12:12:25:
Did you know the law in the U.S. was changed many decades ago to give corporations "rights", the same as people (individuals)?Some people seem to believe that that cartels and monopolies are the 'natural order of things'. Others seem not even to recognize that such entities exist, and that they often work against the best interests of thier 'customers'.
A conspiracy? It depends what you mean by the word. In the case of the music industry, that a de-facto cartel rigged the market and 'conspired' to inflate prices for years in the case of the CD is simply a matter of historical fact.
As for people clamouring for more CD's, I've already commented on the effectiveness of marketing in our time.
How do you think the recent U.S-led invasion of the Middle East was 'sold' to the great unwashed?
Follow Ups:
The record stores DID NOT remove cassettes from their shelves. You may not call the removal of LPs from stores a conspiracy but it was an industry mandate to move the 75% of the holdout Americans from LP to CD.I was one of the dumb ones that bought CD when it first came out, so I was part of the 25% that adapted CDs in the first 2-3 years. The other 75% had to be pushed. They never got them all and many of us left CD. But CD was a financial success and that is what matters in the music business.
"Analog is Music, Digital is mathematics"
Happy listening,
Teresa
Well put.The imperitive was always to overcharge for CD, which within a few years of it's introduction was cheaper to manufacture (and was always cheaper to distribute) than LP.
The pricing of CD's is one of the most singular examples of the defiance of basic economic 'laws' ever seen, particularly in the context of 'ecomomies of scale'. Prices should have fallen steadily throughout the late 80's and early 90's as volume went up and costs fell, but they never did. The amount of money that must have been made is mind-boggling.
It should be obvious that from the get-go the intention was to remove LP from the equation, as the conspicuous difference in price (and perceived 'value') would eventually have given even the most bamboozled pause for thought.
Please give some statutory, regulatory or case citations to back up this statement:"Did you know the law in the U.S. was changed many decades ago to give corporations "rights", the same as people (individuals)?"
Actually, in the United States, as in virtually every country in the world, a corporation is deemed to be a separate legal person for purposes of entering into and enforcing contracts and pursing claims in court. That's true in England, from whence we derived our legal system. It's also true in Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, etc., etc., etc. What's wrong with that?
Nothing changed "decades ago" in any of these nations, including the United State. I get really annoyed by such drivel.
were the laws of corporation which were passed by Congress in the US in the late part of the 19th century. Prior to that, corporations did not exist in the US and had never been envisioned by the founders. They knew the problems with trusts, as they were known in England, and wanted no part of them. They allow for conditions that undermine true free market competition. There is no mention of corporation or trust in the constitution, and Congress exceeded it's powers by passing those laws. Just because they also exist in other countries and have been accepted does not mean they are either necessarily good or inherently part of our system.
Corporations are a creature of state law. There is no such thing as a federal corporation and Congress has had nothing to do with their creation.
I am glad you can see through all that, you must truly be one of the smart ones. What I say everybody else must be such fools, what sheep, what idiots. Good I hope that those mean old corporations can sell me something else, and maybe the government can invade Canada next.I am glad there are people like you to alert us all to the danger, I for one will sleep better knowing that you are so smart to watch out for all us sheep that are too stupid to realize what is going on.
I am indeed one of the "smart ones", and find it hard to disguise my contempt for pack-mentality "group-think".
I think most people can think for themselves, decide what is right and wrong by themselves and you think most people are a bunch of cattle. Hope you have a happy life with your perfect little self.
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