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| quote: | Originally posted by Ray_Finkle
I used to buy cds. Now I will never ever buy a cd again. The RIAA has stabbed us in the back. They think that because we DL music, we won't buy it.
That's not true.
I used to (and still Dl) a tonne of cds but if I liked them , I went out and bought them. If the cd was crap, I deleted it and didn't buy it. Now with the RIAA shutting down means of getting those files to test drive, and effectively shutting down internet radio, how am I supposed to listen to the tunes before I buy? It's exactly the same as buying a car. How many of you would go out and buy a 40000 dollar car over the phone. You haven't test driven it. You haven't inspected it. You are going in blind. I doubt many of you would do that. I don't do that with my music.
And to all you poeple who argue that the artist gets screwed by people like me. Think again. Do you know how much the typical artist gets off a cd? maybe 13 cents a unit. That is nothing. Bands make most of their money from shows and merch. How are people gonna come to shows if they have never heard of them?
I will buy CDs from indie bands but only directly through the band.
No middle man. |
exactly...
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