Chartbusterette said:
I strongly disagree with this analogy, but if you truly feel this way, then it begs the question - as a KJ and provider of the fruits of the labor of the manufacturers you despise so deeply, then within the framework of your own analogy, what does that make you?
A former Chartbuster consumer.
Chartbusterette said:
The level of vituperation we must endure to be a part of this particular community could be disheartening if we allowed it to be. But the crusade of enmity that you and others here continue to execute is perhaps more indicative of your own feelings and actions than anything that we have done. After all, one hates most the things one sees in others that are reflections of things they hate about themselves.
Ummmm.... nope. (Nice try, though.)
Chartbusterette said:
But I offer you (and everyone else who feels such antipathy toward the manufacturers) a ready resolution: walk away. We would no more advocate the purchase of our product by someone who hates it than we would to someone who has no use for it. If the existence of the manufacturers so offends your sensibilities, then stop using their products. To do otherwise would seem to indicate you lack the courage of what you have represented as your own convictions.
Great idea! Consider it done.
Chartbusterette said:
Of course, we would rather have you as a satisfied and loyal customer. But the words and actions of some on this forum show such a profound level of malevolence that it borders on obsession. And it makes us wonder why, given the depth of that hatred, how they justify to themselves continuing to purchase and use the manufacturer's product.
You are absolutely right, which is why we have no qualms about dropping your brand and never purchasing your product again. The anger you speak of is rooted in your own actions. You come on to this site asking for help and claiming honesty, integrity, being "above board", a "family-oriented company" out to "help the karaoke industry" like some good fairy of the north and recruiting your customers to gather evidence for your battles. You'll even go so far as printing "certifications" for your loyal customers but the minute you are challenged on your own statements, you immediately become evasive and pontificate to those same customers what
they have to do, how
they have to do it and how appreciative
they should be, (all the while telling them how stupid they are if they don't agree with you.)
Good luck in your future business relations.
Chartbusterette said:
There isn't a single successful company in the world of any longevity that hasn't defended itself in a lawsuit for some sort of infraction. This is not said to justify anyone's actions, let alone that of a pirate, but simply to indicate that if your litmus test on using a product is predicated on the respective manufacturer's possession of a spotless record of litigation, then you must forswear using the products of Microsoft, IBM, AMD, Dell, Apple, and of a myriad other companies as well. As you are reading and posting here, and/or using a computer in the operation of your business, this position would seem doubtful.
There is a distinct difference between:
#1. "defending yourself in a lawsuit" because thousands of companies are involved in lawsuits and their "litigation records" aren't spotless, AND
#2. Agreeing to pay $592,000.00 in a judgment because
you admit you are guilty of copyright infringement.
So the "litmus test" has nothing to do with any litigation record at all. It's more about Chartbuster preaching and demanding honesty of their customers all the while picking the pockets of the publishers to the tune well over a half
million dollars worth of music. And that isn't speculation, it's a fact.
We've always been honest. You, on the other hand, have been "less than honest" with us. We have no problem with being honest. However, we do have a problem when we are being treated (condescendingly) as though we are not honest.... by someone who has been
"certifiably NOT honest."
Chartbusterette said:
And that's perfectly fine - you alone will determine your level of comfort with the purchase of any manufacturer's product. If you are like the overwhelming majority of people, your main concerns will be if the product meets your needs, and whether or not the cost of the product (monetary or moral) is reasonable for the given level of need.
But to continue to purchase and use such products while executing a jihad of animosity smacks of hypocrisy.
You're right. I won't buy anymore of your product or even use the ones I have.