<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="FIXED" FACE="Courier New Baltic" LANG="0">In a message dated 1/29/2004 4:50:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, GaryG@DOR.WA.GOV writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">As to the other things Seth brings up, the recording industry is analogous. You shouldn't tape music and give it to friends or accept them. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Television is a whole different ball game. That's apples an oranges, although less so with movies and MTV.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="FIXED" FACE="Courier New Baltic" LANG="0">But there is a provision made in the law granting permission for music swapping. It IS legal. It was made long ago to allow people to make mix tapes or dubs for friends - as long as it wasn't mass-marketed. This is a point that has come up during the initial lawsuits by the recording industry towards filesharers.<BR>
And television ISN'T a whole different ballgame. If people are fast forwarding or able to prevent the taping of commercials, then they are affecting my industry. If a commercial isn't selling a product, then said product loses money and can't pay for more commercials.... Shall I start blaming this downturn on those of you with TiVo and VCRs?<BR>
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