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To: Andre Williamson who wrote (13414)	7/30/2000 5:24:39 PM
From: Craig Freeman	Respond to of 60323

Andre, please don't take my tone personally. As much as I agree that the music "industry" has been abusive, once people get used to free music, there won't be any economic incentive for artists to create new songs. My comments about "replacements" were similar to your beliefs. If you paid for a song on a phonograph record that is now unplayable, downloading a royalty-free replacement should be permitted. I also agree that changes in recording media shouldn't force people to buy another copy every few years. Another real problem is songs that are "out-of-print". There are uncounted albums that premiered as LPs that you can't even special order on any media. In this case, Napster-like services become the only way to obtain a copy in a modern format. I don't have a solution for the problem. But I sincerely hope that one is found that satisfies all concerned. Craig