I'm never going to forgive you for that review of Deja Vu. I bought the fuckin' thing, literally!

I saw Elm Street 2 the other day. First time since I was a kid. Gotta say, it's not bad at all. Some bad acting, but that goes without saying. Good score, nice pacing and good fx. Freddy is still scary. How anyone can pick the third in front of this amazes me.

Among many elderly and poor, even some middle class, I don't think that's too far off the bat. They might not be totally against it, but I'm sure there is some proclivity towards the white male. Which is only natural, considering. We are moving away from it, but considering we've yet to see a female or black President, and that goes for most of the western world, I don't think we can say we've arrived quite yet.

And what are those type of conservatives going to do then? Vote for a black guy?

They might choose not to vote, but I doubt that's the majority. People with such strong opinions are more prone to voting than the regular guy imo.

With Obama as the opponent I think this was a good move on McCains part. Cynical and devious. Very much the GOP we know.

If you're talking about Kid Rocks line of thinking, yeah I see.

Would I be stealing from Exxon if I discovered oil in my backyard and start using it? After all, they 'lose' the money I usually spend on gas.

Would I be stealing from Ford if I went and bought all the necessary parts and built my own car? After all, they 'lose' money by me not going through their channels.

Downloading is not stealing, it's recreating. Sure it's a hell of a lot easier than building your own car or finding oil, but it's still the same principle. You don't deprive anyone of their property. You may indirectly contribute to them making less money, but that's simply not the same thing. People can't be held accountable for the actions of others, that goes without saying in almost everything except when it comes to the entertainment industry.

Companies are out to make money, and to do that they have to calculate all expenses and make that work with the expected return. If the effects of downloading makes you loose money on a project that's your problem. Lower the costs, up the quality, do some creative marketing etc..It's not the customers fault technology suddenly made him able to get all this stuff for practically free. That's simply a biproduct of society, and it's not something that can be fixed by criminalizing 90% of the population.

It's not a god given right to be profitable, and certainly not to maintain profit. The music business used to be a major cash cow, and it still is, but it's like with the shoemaker. Where's he today? Who can he sue, progress?

Fact is the future is looking good for the musicians. Practically anyone can make an album these days and distribute it. If your music is good the word will spread and you can go on tour, license to commercials and tv shows, selling t-shirts etc. It may not be Abba or Stones money, but if you're good enough it's certainly a living above average.

The only ones losing out are the record companies and the shitty artist. Who really gives a fuck about them?

I saw a picture of the FBI storming his house in full gear and automatic weapons. That after a recommendation from the judge that he be summoned due to the low severity of the case. Azoff may not have much pull with the FBI, but he probably knows a few over at RIAA, and that organization most certainly have a relationship with them. Adds to the drama. The press loves that too of course.

Convenient that the suit includes 9 old songs, but not the one about to come out. Then to avoid a fan backlash they release a statement going "of course we can't agree, but this is not something we're too concerned about". Elegantly directing the case at the easy targets, the record industry.

Clever campaign their running. That's certainly a change in the right direction.