IT'S LIKE WE'RE IN A WAR, AND THIS IS THE TREASURE CHEST

We had hoped it was all some sort of glorious spoof, but, no, the struggle against filesharers is really going to be underwritten in part by a charity golf day. Yes, you might have thought that since the persecutions and prosecutions are being done to keep EMI and Sony BMG and others happy, they'd be digging into their own pockets to fund them. But, it seems, the main frontline in the battle against piracy is the £3,750 it costs to sponser an umbrella at the event, and the 675 quid it costs to have your name on the longest drive trophy. (oh, if only we were cash-rich enough to muscle out way into this sponsorship deal...)

You'll recall, of course, that one of the arguments used by the RIAA-BPI against peer to peer networks is that it gives the wrong impression if people are able to get some music for nothing - why, then they will think that all music is worthless and should be free. This rule does not apply, it seems, to people who play golf for the record industry, as they are able to get free stuff without being corrupted:

No one goes away empty handed, as every guest is presented with an excellent 'Goody Bag'. Last year's contained new release DVDs, CDs, clothing and merchandise worth at least £100.

Perhaps golfers just have a higher resistance to drawing conclusions than us mere mortals?
[Story taken out onto the greens by NTK]

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