Reply #26: You don't rent you steal [View All]

And then you play name calling games. Impressive. Makes a strong point. But frankly, a boycott by shoplifters is not a threat, but a thing greatly to be desired.
The bad guys are the Corps. The file sharing element, well that pisses them off royally. So in the long run, it also serves my interests. Because the corps, they want to steal from both of us, you and me both, audience and artists alike. It is good in the long run for me for the corps to be thinking about loss prevention. It also, of course, behooves me to encourage them to pay attention, protect the product and the income stream. Once they begin to pay attention to the reality, individual file sharing will not be a concern anymore. It is far more complex and my views on it more nuanced than I am implying. This is just one element in an ongoing battle, and the actual battle is not with file sharing individuals. So aside from the rest, one thing for sure is that both file sharing people and the makers of the files they share have a mutual foe in the corps who own the product. They are the actual rival for both parties.
This will all blow away eventually. It is a temporary issue. But in the meantime, the rhetoric will certainly fly. There is much at stake, for many many people. I will be standing with my Unions, that is what Union people do. Enjoy the show, as always!