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<blockquote data-quote="3catcircus" data-source="post: 3182891" data-attributes="member: 16077">In the context I am using, &quot;creating&quot; and &quot;creativity&quot; aren't the same thing.&nbsp; Creativity results from originality of thought or expression.&nbsp; Creating is causing to come into being.&nbsp; Entering data into .lst files is &quot;creating&quot; something but it certainly is not creative since the information already exists.&nbsp; That is all I am saying.It happens all the time, regardless of legality.&nbsp; How many kids from the 70s and 80s do you think actually bought albums or cassettes without first listening to a copy from a friend?As to legality - there is the practical aspect of the RIAA being unable to go after those who make a copy on cassette tape or CD and give it to a friend.&nbsp; The only reason they are able to go after those who put it out on a filesharing site is because there are IP addresses available.&nbsp; Trust me, if the RIAA could charge you $1 every time you heard something on the radio, they would.&nbsp; And the worst part is that they are a criminal organization - convicted of racketeering to fix prices.&nbsp; If they were not in the pockets of congressmen and judges, they shouldn't even be allowed to exist.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="3catcircus, post: 3182891, member: 16077"] In the context I am using, "creating" and "creativity" aren't the same thing. Creativity results from originality of thought or expression. Creating is causing to come into being. Entering data into .lst files is "creating" something but it certainly is not creative since the information already exists. That is all I am saying. It happens all the time, regardless of legality. How many kids from the 70s and 80s do you think actually bought albums or cassettes without first listening to a copy from a friend? As to legality - there is the practical aspect of the RIAA being unable to go after those who make a copy on cassette tape or CD and give it to a friend. The only reason they are able to go after those who put it out on a filesharing site is because there are IP addresses available. Trust me, if the RIAA could charge you $1 every time you heard something on the radio, they would. And the worst part is that they are a criminal organization - convicted of racketeering to fix prices. If they were not in the pockets of congressmen and judges, they shouldn't even be allowed to exist. [/QUOTE]

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