Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

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> Even worse than the file sharers, however, are the
> record store employees.  Is anyone here friends with
> someone who works at a music store?  Those people
> bring home any cd they like, copy it, then bring it
> back the next day to be rewrapped and sold as new.
> And they are getting full cd-quality copies, not
> inferior mp3 or aac versions.  I have friends who work
> at various record stores, and the theft is just
> endemic, and their employers encourage it.  No matter
> how much I try to impress upon them that they are
> stealing real money from real people, it doesn't
> change their behaviour.  And most of them are into the
> kind of independant artists who are truly affected by
> that kind of theft, too.  It ticks me off.
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> --sam
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Sam,
I'm with you on this one.
One of my interns who is a musician works for a (unnamed) record store 
and has flaunted around how great it is to rip everything that comes 
through. So in light of that knowledge, when his band released their 
new self made album and he brought a copy for me to listen to, I 
unwrapped it, shoved it into my machine and ripped it, ejected it and 
handed it to him, throughout the whole process I could tell he was a 
bit uncomfortable with what I was doing, he did not say anything (cause 
I'm his boss I guess), but at the end I told him "let me ftp these to 
my site so my other band mates/friends can check it out. After a short 
pause (which seemed an eternity) I brought up the point of what I was 
doing and what he was doing.
"Hits home when its your stuff does it not?"
I trashed the tracks, told him I'd be happy to buy a CD from him if 
they'd sign it, and I helped their cause.
A week later he said he learned more during his internship than just 
producing music and commercials.
He trashed his tracks he had ripped (hopefully he's truthful) and is 
encouraging his buddies at the store to not rip stuff.
I guess age does teach us something more than just how to be grumpy ol 
farts with morals and a little extra cash.
Its very different when its your stuff isn't it?
Ciao
Gio