JFerio Wrote:If I feel like I need a particular piece of music that isn't locally made and not through a big label, or I want a copy of a particular movie, I schlep myself down to the nearest indie store that handles used media, and buy it used. And part of me wonders if I should even be doing that.Indie stores are good - you're supporting local businesses (who have at least a clue about what does and doesn't work in your town, and hire local employees) instead of sending your money to a big corporation (who treat every market the same, and hire employees from who-knows-where).
And the First Sale Doctrine pretty much guarantees the Music And Film Industry Associations don't get a cent of the money you spend on used media.
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Rob Kelk
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them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
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