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Reasons not to pay for music (pg. 7)
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by eltomas
EDM artists/djs main source of income is NOT cds or vinyls, their main source of income is gigs = clubs, festivals. I asked Judge Jules one time on his website and that's what he answered. |
not all producers dj or perform... |
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| Mike_Foyle |
| anyway im bored now. at the end of the day its illegal, so unless u really have to then dont do it. alot of people think that murder is justified in certain cases, but its illegal so people dont tend to do it. its not up to you guys to decide whether or not downloading copyright music is ok or not, so just accept it and get on with it. |
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| Mike_Foyle |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sand Leaper
Because downloading something is a good way to find out whether I like it or not. Surely that is blatantly obvious? |
u dont have to download illegally to find out if u like something, any decent online record store will have samples |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mike_Foyle
anyway im bored now. at the end of the day its illegal, so unless u really have to then dont do it. alot of people think that murder is justified in certain cases, but its illegal so people dont tend to do it. its not up to you guys to decide whether or not downloading copyright music is ok or not, so just accept it and get on with it. |
murder and downloading are not the same thing. lets not go to extreams with the topic |
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
murder and downloading are not the same thing. lets not go to extreams with the topic |
thall shalt not stealith :conf:
thall shalt not killith :conf:
:p :stongue: |
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| Mike_Foyle |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
murder and downloading are not the same thing. lets not go to extreams with the topic |
lol i know but the same principle applies. both are illegal, both are crimes. just makin a point |
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| Sand Leaper |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mike_Foyle
u dont have to download illegally to find out if u like something, any decent online record store will have samples |
Yea, and then when I spend 12 pounds on a record I find out that the tune is after all. Not to mention that they don't even carry half the stuff I'm looking for. |
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| DJFreaq |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorfiller
benno...what do you think about this?
i've argued on here before that record labels are becoming in a way obselete. i mean other than promotional value, they have no real significance. don't you think aritsts such as yourself could just as easily sell legal mp3 downloads from say an artist website than through a label? sure it might take a lot of initial start up, but once it was running it wouldn't be hard to update and maintain. then you could contract with sites such as beatport on your own if you wanted to allow people to download from those sites as well...so really why the need for the middle man anymore? you would get more of the profit that you deserve and people would feel more like they are supporting the artist and not just some corporation... |
exactly :) |
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| DJFreaq |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mike_Foyle
lol i know but the same principle applies. both are illegal, both are crimes. just makin a point |
durrr... slap! |
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| Mike_Foyle |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sand Leaper
Yea, and then when I spend 12 pounds on a record I find out that the tune is after all. Not to mention that they don't even carry half the stuff I'm looking for. |
ok fair point. so everything u download u delete straight away after you have evaluated its quality?
fair enough really. |
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| Benno de Goeij |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorfiller
i've argued on here before that record labels are becoming in a way obselete. i mean other than promotional value, they have no real significance. don't you think aritsts such as yourself could just as easily sell legal mp3 downloads from say an artist website than through a label? |
Yes i could...
But for me there is a big BUT:
I need to make music thats what i like, that's what i want to do. I don't want to get involved in the selling business too much, it would eat my inspiration.
And don't forget: it's not simply realeasing!
There's a process of making a record know to public which i can't.
There's legal stuff which i don't have time for.
There's timing when and how to release a record.
It's not just releasing an mp3.
How are you updated with new songs? That's because DJ's play them.
And another part is to get those tracks under attention of DJ's
And thats why i need a record company in my case.
But actually it wouldn't make a difference IMO:
Whether i let a record company take care of those things, or me hiring them, the same process is involved, the same people are needed. |
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| Sand Leaper |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mike_Foyle
so everything u download u delete straight away after you have evaluated its quality? |
If it's good I buy it, if it's I delete it. |
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