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Russell Rains
Russell Rains is an entertainment lawyer based in Austin, Texas who specializes in trademark and copyright law, especially as applies to digital and emerging media. He is currently serving as Director of the new MBA in Digital Media Management Program at St. Edward’s College in Austin, and is the former head of the Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.
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Russell Rains, Director of the MBA Program in Digital Media Management Program at St. Edward’s College in Austin TX, answers the question, “If music is property, why don’t many people consider downloading music without paying to be stealing?” He discusses the ethical, legal, and common-sense issues at play when discussing the culture of music downloading, and then looks at various sides of a related question: “If the music is available for free, then why pay?”



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February 2007
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