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As far as musicians and songwriters not making money, cry me a river. Shreveport is full of musicians, actors, artists, etc. who are never going to be millionaires. Get a real job like everyone else. I get where you are coming from Baloo. I've seen numerous posts of your concerning this subject and I get it. Musicians are the ones really getting screwed in this war. Adapt with the times or GTFO. No one is crying for the horse and buggy makers or VCR repairmen.

No one is saying be a millionaire. I'm talking about being able to make a living at what is your job. And yes, this is their job. It's not a hobby. And no, not every person in Shreveport with a guitar gets to make a living at making music. But the point here is that none of them can ever hope to make a living at it. Zero. It's a pyramid with no pinnacle.

The VCR repairmen analogy breaks down because WE STILL CONSUME MUSIC. All that's changed is the distribution. If we stopped listening to music, okay, get another job, hippie. But we are buying their product, just in a different format, and that's supposed to make it okay to not pay the artist? It's like if we invented a flying car which used the internal combustion engine yet stopped paying people who worked on engines. Sorry buddy, this car no longer has wheels. You're obsolete.

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It's also not that I WANT to live that way, but it's how we have to live (if you want to ask the bigger question). Given the amount of responsibilities that have also been tacked on to all of us because of the changes of instantly available everything, we are also pulled in all of those directions. We've fed the beast of impatience, and there's no turning back.

I do agree with Freaux here. Restricting the product is a terrible idea and anti-consumer. If there is no viable legal way to get the show, you either stop watching or steal it. The Oatmeal cartoon is perfectly apt. By refusing to put up a feed of Walking Dead, AMC is not only turning down money, they are begging people to get free copies behind their backs, cutting AMC out of the deal. DVR helps the problem, but I like to watch seasons in their entirety in one sitting. I actually wait for Breaking Bad to finish instead of watching it each week. It fits my viewing habits.

There is a balance between consumer and artist rights. But I do not support solutions which do not compensate the creators. I want them to get paid so they will keep making things I like.