[P1] [P1][OT] Apple MusicStore 'opinion article'

[Jack Rodgers]

On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at 10:15  PM, Larry Kollar wrote:

>> Why are people so obsessed with the income of musicians and their 
>> rights and yet care so little about the Chinese slave laborer who 
>> makes their Nikes? Anyone ever expressed any concern about the rights 
>> of the seamstress to the shirt we wear?
>
> Maybe because the musician can communicate directly with the fans?
>

> YADATROT, many of the chips and other components inside our iBooks are 
> very likely built in Asian factories, where the workers are exposed to 
> various toxins and hazards; I doubt their take-home pay is much better 
> than their compatriots at Nike.

Maybe it just easier to follow an establish crowd of believers rather 
than deal with real problems...

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