I don't think it's a 'fair game'. But I do it all the time, so I chose option 2. |
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I don't think it's a 'fair game'. But I do it all the time, so I chose option 2. |
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We did actually have this topic before, and it got a little out of hand at one point. Just a head's up. |
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“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.”
- Kurt Cobain (1967 – 1994)
I don't necessarily think that it is fair game, but I do download all of the time. Most of the things I download are things that aren't being distributed anymore. A lot of Moody Blues stuff just isn't for sale anymore.....So, I download. I also download a lot of stuff I have bought before and lost, etc. I admit, I download a lot of things that I can buy in stores, had I twenty dollars to spend on a single album. But usually, I don't. A lot of the bands I listnen to are bands that support downloading because it supports the band essentially, such as my favorite band, KISS. Bands like them have a huge following that isn't going to be hurt by a few downloaded songs. Most of their fans would buy the music as well as download it. |
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Shine on, you crazy diamond!
Raised: The Blue Meanie, Exobyte
Adopted: MarcusoftheNight
the only time i buy a cd is if the artist is struggling to break through, has a smaller esoteric following, and isn't already insanely rich. |
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“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” (or better yet: three...)
George Bernard Shaw
No theory, no ready-made system, no book that has ever been written will save the world. I cleave to no system. I am a true seeker. - Mikhail Bakunin
I don't buy most music because it's simply hard to get here, but I still think that the music business is too capitlalistic. |
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I think it's important to remember the little guy in all of this. The guys and gals who make an average life by doing an average job at a big corporation like BMG, Columbia or Sony. |
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whoa, small world. i love dream theater..often their liner art moreso than their music. |
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“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” (or better yet: three...)
George Bernard Shaw
No theory, no ready-made system, no book that has ever been written will save the world. I cleave to no system. I am a true seeker. - Mikhail Bakunin
i think a starving artist is a lot more charming than one who can make ends meet. then you know it has nothing to do with money if they keep it up, but instead it's entirely about the music itself. |
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Music piracy: The rich people sell a bit less albums. They still become stinking rich from concerts and other earnings. Less famous / starting bands have more chance to get famous. 'Piracy' is good for artists. |
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“What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'” -Hume
it's sad that corporations take over everything like they do. music is something that should be available for everyone and i am 100% behind music piracy. if i played music as a profession i would be gladfully handing out free music no matter how big my music was. to me its all about the music and not about the money. i grew up downloading music and couldn't imagine it being any different. i can't think of how much music i would've missed out on and tens of thousands of songs i never would've heard. btw i do buy CDs just because i like collecting them but without music piracy life wouldn't be the same for me. hopefully it'll even put some of the mainstream crap out of business and make room for some real music |
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Shine on, you crazy diamond!
Raised: The Blue Meanie, Exobyte
Adopted: MarcusoftheNight
I feel like the bands that are against free-downloading of their music (for example, Metallica), hurt their reputation to a certain degree. They certainly don't need the extra money to survive and having their music widely available lets more people hear it, thereby increasing their fan base, and thereby selling more concert tickets and other things. I think they really screwed themselves acting like they've got rock-star sticks up their butts. (But I still like Metallica's music...). |
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I don't like metallica, I like the music they make. The people in the band are a bunch of wanna-be-gothic faggy attention-whoring kapatalist idiots. |
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“What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'” -Hume
I think the main problem, is the lack of insentive to buy CD's |
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“What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'” -Hume
I really agree with Ynot. A CD costs like 20 dollars. Usually, there are a couple of good songs, and then the rest is crap. So, why should I spend my hard earned dollars on a cd that I can't even copy (depending on copy protecion) or use on my CD player, (depending what kind it is). Getting more for your money is definately an issue. |
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Shine on, you crazy diamond!
Raised: The Blue Meanie, Exobyte
Adopted: MarcusoftheNight
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Shine on, you crazy diamond!
Raised: The Blue Meanie, Exobyte
Adopted: MarcusoftheNight
I haven't read all of the post, but I didn't see this, so Ill make my little point with one sentence. |
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Shine on, you crazy diamond!
Raised: The Blue Meanie, Exobyte
Adopted: MarcusoftheNight
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