The other day I went to a local library there I found a CD of my favourite artist. I borrowed the CD and later on made a copy of it at the library computer. But now I feel guilty about this all. I feel as if I have cheated the very noble artist who has composed the music that I like. I know music has an ability to go deep into human mind. Assuming this to be true - am I making a very harmful pattern of behaviour a part of myself while I try to enjoy the music? Or, I am being just too sensitive about the issue?
2006-06-21 03:29:08 · 11 answers · asked by Shahid 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Thats really bad of you !
now instead of raking in 10 million they'll only manage 9 million...how do you expect anyone to live on that.
2006-06-21 04:37:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see anything wrong with this. I copy music all the time. Despite the fact it's meant to be illegal, why does iTunes and Windows media player have the feature to allow you to copy and burn cds? Not making it hard, are they?
I'm against buying cds because they cost so frigging much! And a lot of the artists that I copy have little or no creativity. Most music now days is pop manufactured crap. They get paid enough already!
If I really, really love the artist and think them worthy, I'll buy the cd, but that only happens once in a blue moon!
2006-06-21 10:41:29 · answer #2 · answered by Five- Farthings 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I think it depends on who the artist is and whether you have given them money in other ways. So for example, I don't feel bad about downloading a Dr Dre album (U2, etc) because the man has all the money he needs, and I'm a poor student. I also downloaded a Hot Chip album and ok, they're not millionaires, but I just bought a concert ticket to see them. I downloaded The Bends by Radiohead on the grounds that I spent £10 on the cassette, so it's just an upgrade... ditto where I've bought a CD but it's got scratched. Where it becomes immoral is where the band are not rich and you are taking their music without rewarding their creative effort at all. Then I buy the album.
2006-06-21 13:01:19 · answer #3 · answered by comradelouise 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most music artists make their money on concert ticket sales and merchandising. The label gets most of album cash. Buying CDs also determine radio airplay. All in all, I really don't think you did anything wrong. The CD had been paid for, and you didn't steal it. If you never returned it to the library, now that's stealing! Try to look at it this way: if you bought it second hand, the artist still won't see the money either. Don't be so hard on yourself. Enjoy the music!
2006-06-21 10:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by mithril 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It´s totally unethical, because there are laws protecting author´s rights. If you look in some (original) CD, you´ll probably see a advertise telling you that the reproduction or public execution of the record is strictly forbidden.
Obviously we should know as well that the music market put some abusing prices over the work of their musicians, who do not receive so much money for the records (maybe in a few cases, as Metallica...). So when you do pirate copy of any cds, think that it´s most prejudicial for the recorder than to musicians themselves...
2006-06-21 10:51:18 · answer #5 · answered by Rod 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just put yourself in their position and see how you would feel if you had put all of your creativity and work into something just so someone can go to the library and copy it for free. Then multiply that by God knows how many other people are doing the same thing and it adds up pretty quickly.
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2006-06-21 10:36:25 · answer #6 · answered by yourhomestudiodotcom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shoot, they charge so freakin' much for the cd's. I mean I had to buy a Meatloaf cd that had only 7 songs on it for $20.00 and it came out in the 70's. What's up with that? I too would have a moral delimma in doing it, but I don't think that they are losing much.
2006-06-21 10:35:21 · answer #7 · answered by guineasomelove 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you like to put all your best efforts into creating something and then have someone else copy it and give it away for free? I mean, it's probably like an insult to your favourite artist. They do this for a living and it's probably unfair to rip them off.
2006-06-21 10:36:38 · answer #8 · answered by Doppelgangland 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is my opinion that what you are doing is fine as long as you are promoting it to all your friends and you do go buy the C.D. so the band gets their cut. It becomes unethical when you don't support the band. You are not too sensitive, you are honest and that is a very good thing.
2006-06-21 10:38:44 · answer #9 · answered by Vivreici 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its your favourite artist you should pay for their work not copy it (which is illegal). If everybody did this people would stop making music as there would be no money in the industry. its a downward spiral.
2006-06-21 10:39:31 · answer #10 · answered by kirsty b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋