A lot of artists are being hurt by free downloads of their music. As the originators of the music they are entitled to receive royalties from the sale of their music.
2007-01-26 06:48:51 · 7 answers · asked by dougp3102000 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
As someone who works with unsigned or smaller artists- I believe people should purchase their record, or pay a fee to download a song, such as iTunes. Many people think that because they have had some success, or that they have their album oniTunes that they dont "need the money" but in reality, they are struggling just like you to pay their bills. If no one bought their albums they would not be able to go on tour, buy merchandise to sell to fans, and most likely be dropped by their label.
2007-01-26 07:17:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know, the question is kind of a "two edged sword". On the one hand, free downloads don't provide royalties to the people that originated the music. On the other, free downloads allow people that might not normally hear a group, to hear them and get interested in them...it may make someone interested in going out and getting the rest of the CD because they like the music that artist puts out.
Personally, I think that artists should get paid for what they do...
2007-01-26 07:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by Rockit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Artists never receive the royalties they deserve mainly because there's this "layer" of intermediate people who profiteer off them, known as record companies and executives.
One problem these corporate types have always had it accepting new technology and understanding that there's a business model buried within.
Publishers bemoaned the advent of the player piano, thinking it would destroy live entertainment. They were unhappy with the copy machine, thinking that sheet music would be pirated. They hated the radio, thinking that people had no intention to buy music anymore if it was free over the airwaves. They hated the recordable cassette, thinking it would destroy profits from albums. They hated the recordable CD, which they felt would wipe out profits from mass-produced CDs. Now they fear downloadable music, which they now believe is as grave a threat to america as terrorism.
Throughout all these "dark" times for them, they managed record profits and jacked up the retail price of music anyway to increase profits even more.
They are happy with their outdated business models and refuse to respond to innovation, which is typical of MBA types.
2007-01-26 07:10:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
People should be allowed to keep free music for a few days. Or if you join a fan club or something and you pay for that, you should be able to get all the artist's/group's music for free.
2007-01-26 07:04:36 · answer #4 · answered by Leigh_Prefect 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People should pay for each song or pay an overall fee like Napster does now.
Downloading for free is stealing. People who do like to think of themselves as pirates or freedom advocates and other things but they're basically excusing what is the electronic equivalent of shoplifting and aren't REAL fans. Real fans pay for music.
I do like the idea of encoding music to be self deleting and non burnable as a free trial (however someone will crack it eventually) or for remixes to be distributed for free maybe even a piece of a song to be distributed for free as a teaser.
The web was designed to be for the free flow of ideas not as an excuse for bums to do what they want and excuse it under free speech. Copyright and property laws are there to protect rights not hinder them imagine if you put in the effort to make an album and people just started distributing it for free and you didn't make a dime.
Yeah you'd be pretty ticked.
2007-01-26 07:08:20 · answer #5 · answered by sprydle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think there should be a fee. getting music for free off the internet does hurt music sales. a few music stores here in town have gone out of business because no one comes in their stores to buy cds. people just get them off the internet for free.
2007-01-26 07:05:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they play it on the radio or TV, we can record it for free for our own use. If we buy the album, we can record it for free for our own use. The Internet is "World Wide" and is supposed to be as open and "free" as possible without government intervention. Therefore, if they put the song on the internet (or anyone else puts it there) it is free and clear for you to record for your own use. That happens to be the law in this country (USA). Sites say download for 95 cents - ha - they put it out on the airwaves (internet) we may record and da&mn them and their 95 cents too. Don't like that - then don't post "your" song and sue those who do. But you will not get any money from those of us who download for our own use when you "allow" it to be played on the internet.
2007-01-26 07:02:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋