Illegal Downloading

[awelsh]

Tbh I dont care if its illegal to download music free, if I was made to pay for it then I simply wouldnt bother at the prices they charge. Also its not asif the artists are ever short on money are they, unlike the rest of us.

[Dan.ox]

Put it this way if no one paid for the music they get there'd be no artists, downloading an album is about 7 pounds, with tunes going from 70p to 99p, no wonder the music industry is in trouble with people having this opinion that if it is free you should just take it. You'd be singing a very different tune if it was your creative works people were taking

[Dan.ox]

Its like saying you can have this laptop free or pay £2000 hmmm only a dumb ass would say i will pay the £2000. Thats how i view people who pay for software

I recently paid 297 pound for a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) which was logic pro, you'd be surprised at how taboo it is amongst producers and true music fans to steal software and music

Sorry for double post

Edited by Wayne (Forum Moderator) Please don't double post.

[H0BJ0B]

Also its not asif the artists are ever short on money are they, unlike the rest of us.

Maybe unknown to you, but artists can't record an album on their own PC, using their £10.99 microphone, then edit it with the backing music, then produce it onto thousands of CDs, then publicise it, then organise tours, etc. by themselves.

The music industry as a whole is affected by illegal downloads. This means that not purchasing one song can affect more than 20 people.

[awelsh]

Maybe unknown to you, but artists can't record an album on their own PC, using their £10.99 microphone, then edit it with the backing music, then produce it onto thousands of CDs, then publicise it, then organise tours, etc. by themselves.

The music industry as a whole is affected by illegal downloads. This means that not purchasing one song can affect more than 20 people.

Do you really think im that stupid?

I really dont care if me not paying for a song affects 20 people, I wouldnt care if it affected 1,000 people. I purely can not afford to pay for music out there. its around £8 an album, even £20 odd for ones I like. I dont really want to waste any money on them, the last album I bought was Darren Styles - Skydivin' and I hardly listen to it anymore so its been pretty pointless.

[scottish]

Do you really think im that stupid?

I really dont care if me not paying for a song affects 20 people, I wouldnt care if it affected 1,000 people. I purely can not afford to pay for music out there. its around £8 an album, even £20 odd for ones I like. I dont really want to waste any money on them, the last album I bought was Darren Styles - Skydivin' and I hardly listen to it anymore so its been pretty pointless.

You seriously don't want me to answer the first question.

That shows your a selfish little <rude word ere>, if you can't afford to pay for it theres various sites like youtube where you can listen to it for free. If you don't listen to it much don't buy it, a little bit of common sense tells you that, mind you going back to the first question.......

[Rapidshare]

Free stuff or buy it?


I choosing free stuff!!!!!!!

[Neil]

Personally I don't see a problem, bands earn more money from live events anyway, they still get paid, it's only the labels that are losing out and for like £13~ for one album can you really blame people for downloading it for free?

As far as I see it music should be cheaper or free, movies are worth paying for sometimes, but again more money is earnt from cinema showing than anything else, console and PC games I buy because of the amount you get out of it, it's worth the money, PSP and DS games on the other hand aren't worth the money so I see no reason why I can't play them for free since they generally give about the same enjoyment as a flash game does

[GommeInc]

Put it this way if no one paid for the music they get there'd be no artists, downloading an album is about 7 pounds, with tunes going from 70p to 99p, no wonder the music industry is in trouble with people having this opinion that if it is free you should just take it. You'd be singing a very different tune if it was your creative works people were taking

They get a helluva lot of money from gigs/concerts and any media related events. They barely get alot from the music side, I think a majority of the percentage goes to the companies they're with, rather than the artist, but that may of changed.

[Patt]

Depends really,
examples of what i would do.
Music - Download (Only if it's a garage band though.)
Tv - Download
Movies - Download
Windows Programs - Buy
Linux Programs - Buy
Apple/Mac/iPod - Download