In Reply to: RE: Ethics of ripping CD's borrowed from my township library posted by EmailTim on May 1, 2012 at 21:42:55:
"Being such, does checking it out (one or more times) and listening to it repeatedly put any profit into the artists pocket ???"
That's a whole nuther can of worms.
Checking it out over and over requires multiple trips to the library, or at least email or verbal communication with a library staffer so that you can more-or-less keep the item in your possession until you're willing to allow another member of the paying populace have a chance at it. In either case, that uses energy, either for your transportation (and maintaining your vehicle, which may be tax deductible) or for the electricity needed to run the networks and computers (not to forget paying the staffers who keep the hardware working, and their retirement benefits when they quit) to accommodate your selfish desires. So the question is: Are you paying your fair share to cover the costs of running the neccessary systems to accommodate your excessive demands on them, and for repairing the damage to the planet, brought on by your behavior?
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Follow Ups
- RE: Ethics of ripping CD's borrowed from my township library - Inmate51 23:22:21 05/01/12 (2)
- RE: Ethics of ripping CD's borrowed from my township library - EmailTim 09:07:43 05/02/12 (1)
- RE: Ethics of ripping CD's borrowed from my township library - Inmate51 10:34:43 05/02/12 (0)