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May 06, 2007
Yeah, Because People Would Actually Want To Steal Prickly City
I'll give Stantis and "E" for effort today. Although I swear I've seen this gag numerous times in different versions over the last few years. Eh, we've never considered Stantis an original anyway, other than coming up with new and inventive ways to suck.
Of course the big problem with today's strip is that Prickly City is available for free online, so sharing it early isn't really a big deal. But I get what Stantis was going for here. Having Carmen say it's "robbery" is weird too - why not call it stealing like a normal person? - but whatever.
I could really care less about the issue. If the music industry had actually planned for the future and invested in the internet instead of sitting on CDs as the be all end all they probably wouldn't be having such a big problem. And I doubt the musicians care as much as Lars Ulrich says - they ultimately make most of their money from the live shows, and it's primarily the record companies that have been screwing over the talent for decades that are feeling the pinch now. On the other hand I can see the argument that sharing online could be seen as stealing, although technically I guess the same could be said back in the day if I lent a Dokken tape to my friend and he made a copy so he could listen to it whenever. But does that mean I was stealing when I recorded "The Going Get Tough" off of the radio as a tyke? I dunno. Like I said, don't really care.
So is Stantis going to avoid talking about Gonzales yet again this week? Probably. Although it was the same week as the VT shootings, so it should be next up to the plate. What will he talk about instead? If you're reading and want to offer up a suggestion, please feel free.
