In Reply to: RE: SEND NO MONEY: The rise and fall of the Columbia House record club — and how we learned to steal music posted by davidwhitley68 on November 11, 2011 at 11:14:14:
that it was yesteryear's equivalent of facsimile digital-music-file sharing, or unauthorized downloading.
After reading the article, and looking for a parallel, - it is a real challenge and stretch to equate the two. It was/is my understanding that the Columbia House remanufacturing and re-distribution process was endorsed by the labels: again, as a cheap facsimile of the legitimate product.
"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"
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- Yes, I think that they're trying to draw some implication - Sordidman 11:53:51 11/11/11 (0)