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Re:Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger by read_wharf on Saturday March 24, 2012 @02:10PM (#3750106)
We'll know it's over when the music industry distributes music via torrent, by which time they'll be lobbying against direct brain transfer from band to listener.
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Re:Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger by read_wharf on Saturday March 24, 2012 @02:26PM (#3750168)
Sheet music, records, radio, TV, VHS, CDs, DVDs, ...

What makes you think that pattern has finished?

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Re:Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger by zanny on Saturday March 24, 2012 @02:34PM (#3750191)
Itunes sales figures.
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Re:Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger by read_wharf on Saturday March 24, 2012 @02:39PM (#3750206)
iTunes is not some rogue technology, they're fully in the Content fold. Their cut may be different, that's all.
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Re:Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger by haxz0rzz on Saturday March 24, 2012 @11:32PM (#3751622)
yeah.... and....? wtf?

Apple can spend billions to prevent you from downloading Raiders of the Lost Ark except via iTunes.

GOOD LUCK

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