With all this fuss about P2P filesharing, and copyright music, I have yet to see a record company boss selling big issue on the streets. I do see plenty of homeless people, but they are not pop stars, ex pop stars, or record company bosses.....I DO find P2P music sharing cheapens the music, you play it, get bored, load some more, it shows you how really cheap, short lived and disposable chart music is, and how much we are being ripped off for albums, (we're so heavily sold in the media), which just sit on shelves, soon after. I'd like to see recording banned, and artists made to attend peoples houses, and sing each song individually..Ie...EARN thier money, like we do!
What do you think? Will us immoral "thieves" kill the music business? Should we hope we do?
2006-10-21 13:28:46 · 10 answers · asked by ben b 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
A point, well raised, was "like cheap ciggies". Smuggled fags, and pirate music, may sound similar, BUT its not about selling pirate disks, or supporting gansters, buying smuggled fags.....the P2P music share, is free, no one profits, financially, or financialy Supports, crime.
2006-10-21 13:54:59 · update #1
As long as there continue to be shows telling us how many houses singers have and how many millions they spend on their pets, I won't feel the least bit guilty about downloading their music.
2006-10-21 13:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by Sweetie76 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NEVER GONNA HAPPEN...unfortunately.
We are just the gullible fools that WILL keep on buying the discs - and after a while using them as coasters.
I think P2P sites can actually STIMULATE sales. You come across artistes you've not heard much from, like it, look for more, then become frustrated by the shortage of THEIR stuff available - so you go out and buy their latest release!
Yeah, I know, but if you copy the previous paragraph to all the major record companies THEY might buy it!
2006-10-21 13:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by franja 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the music, if it's not worth ur money, why pay when you will get tired of it a few days later. Also, some really nice songs are too obscure to get off the shelves and can only be found thru P2P filesharing. Anyway, they're rich enough, unless they can prove tt their music is worth our money, we're not paying.
2006-10-21 17:20:33 · answer #3 · answered by Jenhi 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it is in actuality a mortal sin it is theft. it could no longer experience like yet what you're doing is taking someones sources devoid of acceptable charge. It would not count if absolutely everyone does it that in basic terms makes it worse. think of which you spent a year or so writing a e book and you get it revealed. Then top after this somebody starts off copying it and handing it out for loose, which would be stealing from you. in case you do no longer experience like procuring it you would be able to desire to do devoid of it is that straightforward.
2016-10-02 13:11:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stealing is Stealing! It doesn't matter if you make millions a year or minimum wage! Napster deserved everything they got! The problem is: the internet has made it much easier for material to leak out without the artists' permission. In such a case, the artist is absolutely justified! So I don't blame Metallica for suing Napster! Somebody had to! Alot of artists complained about them. Such as Eminem. I would like to see you say the same thing if you where a musician!
2006-10-21 13:43:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i dunno how hard this is hitting Mr/Ms popstar. I mean when you release an album, what percentage does said popstar actually receive? I know all kinds of people take their share, manager, promoter, producer blah blah blah and the popstar gets the rest. IN FACT I AGREE WITH YOU!! CUT THE MIDDLE MAN OUT!! GET YOUR FAVE BAND/ARTIST ROUND FOR TEA, NICE MEAL, NICE WINE, NO PAPARAZZI TAKING PICS OF YOU BLITZED. Seriously though, in my opinion, if they tour a couple of times a year, instead of once a blue moon they'd make more money. You cant p2p live tours!! What do you think?
2006-10-21 13:45:52 · answer #6 · answered by Jobylee 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is exactly why I started downloading Metallica music. Used to be a fan, but when they started all their bitching about "we're stealing from them, it's not fair, blah blah blah" that I started to get sick. Please...when the artists stop friggin charging $200 for a concert ticket to what's usually a lameass show, maybe stuff will start to go their way again.
2006-10-21 13:37:34 · answer #7 · answered by jaded 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
musicians will always want to make music weather they get paid for it or not, money is just a by product, knowing that people adore them is more important, it is the music companies that makes the money side of it important. i know everybody needs to get paid for what they do but when you over price things people will always look for a cheap alternative, eg ciggies.
2006-10-21 13:49:55 · answer #8 · answered by idhard2find&looking 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it should not be a fuss, I think it encourages buying I have listened to bands I would not normally of listened to then bought there albums wish the companys would shut up about it though and not threaten joe public with lawsuits for downloading music
2006-10-21 13:50:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good point. Greedy b*stards
2006-10-21 13:31:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋