How many of you pay to download MP3s?

Need a "both" option too!

And then I'd also be interested in how many tracks ppl buy vs. how many they DL (w/o buying).

Jem

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I pay in different ways.

I have a subscription to some download sites, which have a good collection of dj sets. I feel the fee is justified because of bandwidth for the people who set up the site.

I also pay for soulseek priveledges.

I do not buy mp3s from iTunes, or anything of the sort. If i want an album, i buy the real thing, in FULL QUALITY.

Fuck you RIAA

Never have and probably never will, Although beatport looks very interesting. But for now I'll keep on getting everything for free and thats the way it'll stay.

yes in a way.

i download it first for free and if i like it i go buy it my way of supporting the sccene and artists i guess.

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id consider paying but i already spend 75% of my cheque of clubbing.......

sorry producers.......I steal your mp3's on a regular basis.
at least i still support the scene (i think ive paid to see almost every dj now), so i say fuck it.

i do disagree with using stolen mp3's for profit thou.

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Originally posted by Pettiscool id consider paying but i already spend 75% of my cheque of clubbing....... sorry producers.......I steal your mp3's on a regular basis. at least i still support the scene (i think ive paid to see almost every dj now), so i say fuck it. i do disagree with using stolen mp3's for profit thou.

you are a jerk petty.

and i love you for it bc getting stolen files from you is my favourite post-work activity.

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Originally posted by TranceGrooves yes in a way. i download it first for free and if i like it i go buy it my way of supporting the sccene and artists i guess.

I'm the same way. I try if possible to buy the album directly from the artist so they get more of the profit than the record stores. (most recent example; the Jelo new CD)
Or I go out and support them when they come to town. or both.

For Mainstream stuff I'll often download a song or two from an album, If I like both then I usually buy the whole CD. If I don't like em I delete them and save my hard drive for more important things.
I've spent over $10,000 on music over the years buying albums.

I find about 50% of the stuff I actually want these days are mix sets from DJ's that are being distributed for free by the dj's as promotion anyway, so that saves my wallet a lot.
As long as the artist is cool with it, then I am too.

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Originally posted by Lightshow i wear sunglasses for the same reason everybody wears them in a club. 1: people look cool in sunglasses 2: it gets awefully bright as the night progresses

*nusty does not wear sunglasses at night, they make it hard to see and you could trip

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Originally posted by Jem_hadar you are a jerk petty.

meah, only somedays.

sometimes i buy vinyl too cause they're fun to play with

I buy 100% of my commercial music.

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i only download music that i wouldn't otherwise buy ..

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i'll go see dj's and sometimes buy one of their cd's if it looks good. but i usually download dj sets which you can't find on cd's or single tracks that are impossible to find.
also. the full cd's that i do download of other genres, i will listen to for about a month or so then stop. so i don't see paying $15 for a cd that has only 12 songs that i will listen to for a month.

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