This is well put IMO, your thoughts?
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Mr. Jollypants
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It's completely true.
The RIAA is trying to make people believe that pirating is causing a loss in sales, when in reality, there would be no loss in sales, because there would have been no sale to begin with.
The RIAA is trying to make people believe that pirating is causing a loss in sales, when in reality, there would be no loss in sales, because there would have been no sale to begin with.
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I disagree with the main support they use in the article. I know that I sure as hell stopped spending as much money on music since I have become able to download it for free. This is the case with 99% of the people I know. The other 1% uses iTunes.
Along the same lines, I support piracy, because I think that music costs were WAY inflated. There's absolutely no reason to spend $15 on a cd. If I want to listen to 3 CDs a month, I have to spend $45. This is what.. about 3-4 hours of content? Compare this to how much you spend on a cable bill, which makes thousands of hours of tv available. Even video games are only $15 bucks more than that, and you end up with 40-100+ hours of game play for a single game. Oh yea, not to mention that CDs force you to listen to a certain set of songs. You have no choice. How often do you really actually like every song on a CD? Not too often. Are you going to buy a CD with one song you like by a band you heard on the radio.. and spend $15 bucks on it? Doubtful, and if you did, the record label just robbed you for the majority of that money.
iTunes has made it better at least... by providing $1 downloads, and you can choose which songs you want. iTunes, however, I believe is a direct result of piracy. I honestly don't think it would exist if people weren't downloading music online "illegally" first.
Along the same lines, I support piracy, because I think that music costs were WAY inflated. There's absolutely no reason to spend $15 on a cd. If I want to listen to 3 CDs a month, I have to spend $45. This is what.. about 3-4 hours of content? Compare this to how much you spend on a cable bill, which makes thousands of hours of tv available. Even video games are only $15 bucks more than that, and you end up with 40-100+ hours of game play for a single game. Oh yea, not to mention that CDs force you to listen to a certain set of songs. You have no choice. How often do you really actually like every song on a CD? Not too often. Are you going to buy a CD with one song you like by a band you heard on the radio.. and spend $15 bucks on it? Doubtful, and if you did, the record label just robbed you for the majority of that money.
iTunes has made it better at least... by providing $1 downloads, and you can choose which songs you want. iTunes, however, I believe is a direct result of piracy. I honestly don't think it would exist if people weren't downloading music online "illegally" first.
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I believe iTunes has actually INCREASED piracy. People are seeing how much they are spending on songs, and being like "Jesus what the f**k? 200 bucks this month for songs?!"
Piracy is also as rampant as it is because these recording companies are spending MILLIONS on signing dumb ass artists such as that retarded kid, Soulja Boy. If recording companies would actually sign good artists like Owl City, and Dirty Heads, they wouldn't need to have such an overhead in costs. Piracy is embraced by indie, starting out artists because it SPREADS their music.
People in bands aren't in the music industry to make music, they are in it to make money, which is why most of the major recording companies music is s**t. Look back in the 50s, 60s. Those artists were doing it for the love of music.
Piracy is also as rampant as it is because these recording companies are spending MILLIONS on signing dumb ass artists such as that retarded kid, Soulja Boy. If recording companies would actually sign good artists like Owl City, and Dirty Heads, they wouldn't need to have such an overhead in costs. Piracy is embraced by indie, starting out artists because it SPREADS their music.
People in bands aren't in the music industry to make music, they are in it to make money, which is why most of the major recording companies music is s**t. Look back in the 50s, 60s. Those artists were doing it for the love of music.
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I agree. Yet I still spend $1.29 per song.
I'm surprised the RIAA didn't try to ban dual tape decks back in the 80's lol
I will say that I only buy albums that I either REALLY love to support them or can't find anywhere. If I want pop music I can turn on the radio they play the same s**t over n over which is why I don't listen to the radio.
I think RIAA is worried because pop music is their gold mine and piracy favors indie and vise-versa.
I will say that I only buy albums that I either REALLY love to support them or can't find anywhere. If I want pop music I can turn on the radio they play the same s**t over n over which is why I don't listen to the radio.
I think RIAA is worried because pop music is their gold mine and piracy favors indie and vise-versa.
i disagree. In 2004, $672,000 worth of songs were downloaded every 15 minutes illegally. If you wanna be a free bird and not pay for music and stuff, move to China. Its free there.
In England in the 80's there was a tax placed on blank tapes because of piracy.
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That's as if saying every single song downloaded would've been bought.
If you want to buy into their bullcrap, get hired by 'em.
So because you dont agree with the law, you say f**k it....the artist should suffer? CD prices today are a direct result of the money lost from piracy.
Many artists are doing better w/o labels. I think Radiohead still averaged $5 an album when they gave out "In rainbows" for free w/an optional donation.
You really think these artist are starving now eating ramen and mac n cheese? I just don't get that just because an artform was over commercialized and now the industry has been flipped you want to defend them?
I think music as an art-form is in a much better place today. And the artist has more power than ever before.
You really think these artist are starving now eating ramen and mac n cheese? I just don't get that just because an artform was over commercialized and now the industry has been flipped you want to defend them?
I think music as an art-form is in a much better place today. And the artist has more power than ever before.
well many have banned ipads due to wifi being overloaded.
I wonder if its "illegal" to buy a CD to listen to it for awhile... then when you get bored of it sell it for a few bucks on ebay. Of course this is when i make the memory that I BOUGHT on MY computer create a mirror image. So everything is paid for..
Does any of that make sense?
Does any of that make sense?
Oh and by the way no one is allowed on ClubCivic.com anymore... YOU don't own it and never bought it. So you are taking JayJay's hard work in coding a page... and using it for your own on your computer for FREE. hmm
EDIT: I figured I should let the ones that get butthurt easily know that this was sarcasm... just so you know
EDIT: I figured I should let the ones that get butthurt easily know that this was sarcasm... just so you know
My thoughts forever and up til now still are that if someone recommends a band to me, I overhear a good band on the radio, etc., I am going to go home, dig up that song, listen to it again, if I enjoy it, likely download the whole album/discography. To say the artists are losing money from me would be a lie though. I go to more shows and by more merch from bands that I download then I ever would from bands I bought their cd. They are likely to get my money from shows/merch but definitely wont get it when the big companies take 95% of what I pay for an album.
artists make money on merch and shows, not albums. Recording companys make money off albums.