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| Jayx1 |
No, go pay 99 cents and support the people who create the music.
Dont be cheap. |
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| Blue. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
No, go pay 99 cents and support the people who create the music.
Dont be cheap. |
Wow how brilliant. I'll pay 99 cents for a song I've never heard before :rolleyes:. Just because someone wants to keep file sharing legal doesn't mean they don't buy music. In fact I've bought more music since I've gotten the internet than I ever have before. |
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| Jayx1 |
file sharing is great for dj sets that you cant buy such as essential mix. As for buying music, i believe most online sites offer previews. The problem with online sites is that you cant always get what you want like you can on a free filesharing program.
It's not freebies that attract people like me to these programs. It's variety. Would i be willing to pay for a much clearer sounding, professionally encoded legal download if the variety was there? Of course! |
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| karim |
| quote: | Originally posted by Blue.
Wow how brilliant. I'll pay 99 cents for a song I've never heard before :rolleyes:. Just because someone wants to keep file sharing legal doesn't mean they don't buy music. In fact I've bought more music since I've gotten the internet than I ever have before. |
Although many people argue they still continue to buy music, as a whole the argument is weak. Stats show that since filetrading happened, sales in music as a whole decreased. Maybe you bought more music, but everybody else has not.
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Karim |
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| Euphorica |
I agree. I buy considerably less music since I started to download. Its easily availible and the prices for most cds these days are retardly expensive especially edm stuff.(since its pretty rare for NA)
I still buy from time to time but Im a broke ass college student who spends more money on my car then music , since its so easy to download.
I still try to catch shows and the like and will soon be needing to buy vinyl lol dj fad ;)
Downloading has helped music spread throughout the world imo. Theres no way we would be exposed to half the stuff out there if it werent for it being availible to download . At the end of the day downloading effects the pop bs in america more so then anything else imo.
i agree on the essential mixes etc. thats basically what I download these days. Rarely download single tracks. |
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| karim |
What I hope will happen in the future is that music downloads will eliminate the big label corporate middle men. That when we do pay 99cents on itunes for a song, that the money does go to the artist and not the ing suits up at corporate hq. Record companies are(were) only good for 2 things, exposure and distribution. Once people start to realize that the internet and the power of word of mouth does both, the recording industry as we know it will collapse.
Culture jamming at its finest.
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Karim |
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| Blue. |
| quote: | Originally posted by karim
Although many people argue they still continue to buy music, as a whole the argument is weak. Stats show that since filetrading happened, sales in music as a whole decreased. Maybe you bought more music, but everybody else has not.
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Karim |
It's a strong argument when I explain that music has also gone downhill and that I'm not going to buy an album for a single track, which is what a lot of people would have to do before the internet was around and file sharing became so popular. Another point is that downloading music can also show you that an album is ty, which leads to you not purchasing it and likely telling others not to do the same, hence album sales go down. |
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| VERTiG0 |
| I only ever download sets these days anyway. |
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| Orko |
| quote: | Originally posted by karim
Although many people argue they still continue to buy music, as a whole the argument is weak. Stats show that since filetrading happened, sales in music as a whole decreased. Maybe you bought more music, but everybody else has not.
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Karim |
Yes sales have decreased at the hands of filesharing, but the impact is not as significant as record companies would have you believe.
The fact is, there is a lot more competition for our buck these days. People have found an increase in the number of items which we can purchase on a daily baises. There are a few key things which is sucking up more money than ever.
If you notice, the DVD craze started at about the same time as the filesharing revolution. Now a dvd costs about $20, thats more than a cd, and dont have to be a genius to see that people love collectoing dvds. People are willing to pay the money for a piece of art which they respect and want. Why pay $16 for an album, where you only like a few songs, when you can go out get a dvd for $20, and you love the whole thing!
If you also notice, cell phone use has dramtically risen in the last half decade. There is another $40/month less, people have to spend on cds.
Gas prices have also increased.
So dont just point the finger at filesharing right away, look at other avenues. The same amount of money is being spent, just in other areas. Makes sense to me. |
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| ++ EGO ++ |
| buy your music, that's why we are all here. It'd be a shame to see people here not actually supporting the music. hopefully once we keep doing that the costs of the music we love will decrease to the more reasonably priced britney spears albums. |
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