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- slimthps, on 11/02/2009, -0/+34Study: This study has been on the front page 103092318 times.
- JediCorran, on 11/02/2009, -1/+18so much for the RIAA's side of the argument.
p.s. ***** them - inactive, on 11/02/2009, -0/+11I pirate, if I enjoy, I buy.
Stop being a dick. - gerrymac, on 11/02/2009, -1/+11Pirating music has allowed me to discover music i would have otherwise never heard, as an effect i have spent hundreds in tickets to see these bands live, bought merchandise and recommended them to my friends which they in turn bought tickets and merch and recommended it to their friends.
Perhaps its time that the music industry stooped thinking that the "music" is the salable commodity. - illspaz, on 11/02/2009, -0/+7Um... could be because people who share music also are the ones who listen to the most music. Ergo, spend more money in the long run. Despite the dumb question, it's a legitimate argument and I still can't believe the RIAA is so ***** blind to it and refuses to acknowledge people aren't going to put $10 in their pockets for every album they sell. The middle-man is dead.
- solarwind24, on 11/02/2009, -0/+7Doesn't matter. This needs to be drilled into the heads of the *AA.
- DaviDTC, on 11/02/2009, -1/+7So people who can listen to stuff to see if they like it or not are the ones who buy more music? No *****. When you have to pay $10-$20 for a cd and there is one song you like, you get turned off from that experience. If you have a chance to see if you like it first, you don't have the worries of wondering if it will be worth it or not. Sure there are still many who d/l, keep and never go to buy it. That is something they need to accept.
- SurlyDuff, on 11/02/2009, -1/+7I pirate; if I enjoy, I buy tickets. Physical media is a waste of space and I can get much better FLAC rips than anything I can buy on iTunes or amazon.
- VBTech, on 11/02/2009, -1/+7Regurgitated information.
- btronclassix, on 11/02/2009, -0/+6I pirate and I don't buy physical releases. I'll buy concert tickets, but not actual CDs.
If you don't think a whole lot of other people do as I do, you're wrong. - Llanowar, on 11/02/2009, -0/+6Or there are never any good gigs in your area.
- SystemicThought, on 11/02/2009, -3/+8Confounding variable: Those who may not be scrupulously honest may tend to lie.
- worldstoaster, on 11/02/2009, -0/+5Ok do a study to prove it. Until your bogus claims are substantiated, they mean absolutely nothing.
- angrytortilla, on 11/02/2009, -0/+4http://digg.com/music/Downloaders_Spend_MORE_On_Mu ...
- uberduger, on 11/02/2009, -0/+3Exactly! If they're gonna keep on at us with the same old crap, then we need to fight fire with fire. I dugg this and will digg it every time it re-emerges!!!
Fight the powa'! - inactive, on 11/02/2009, -0/+3Did this really need to hit hte front page twice in one day? (In addition to the other dozen or so times this has been on the front page?)
People who don't like music are not going to pirate OR buy music. Hence, people who don't pirate are goingto buy less. Doesn't mean that people who pirate music are more likely to buy music than if they didn't pirate. - inactive, on 11/02/2009, -0/+3what? I'm not saying everyone does what I do, I'm just saying its kind of a dick move to take something for free when it shouldn't be.
- Pyroteq, on 11/02/2009, -1/+4This.
Bands like Iron Maiden (IMO the best band ever) don't get radio play. How the hell else am I supposed to find metal bands without file sharing.
Consequently me and my brother spent about $700 AUD to see Iron Maiden TWICE when they played in Sydney. That's probably more money from us than they'd make if we bought their entire discography 10X's. - vibr8, on 11/02/2009, -1/+3Yours on the other hand was enlightening and insightful
- AwesomeDeluxe, on 11/02/2009, -0/+2No *****. Everyone who listens to music regularly is a filesharer. Seriously, how many people do you know who still buy all their stuff?
- tk0680, on 11/02/2009, -0/+2And right.
The gig is about the atmosphere and experience ahead of the music. - Long189, on 11/02/2009, -0/+2What if the band I want to see is from the 60's or 70's and half the members are dead alread- oh wait, they reunited somehow last year...
- tk0680, on 11/03/2009, -0/+2Dugg. "You don't love music if you don't go to gigs" just reeks of elitist music fan snobbery. Who the ***** is anyone else to say what another person loves?
- uberduger, on 11/02/2009, -0/+2Yes but does the pope ***** in the woods?
- evilresident, on 11/02/2009, -1/+3I didn't know the RIAA had jurisdiction in the UK.
- livvidd, on 11/02/2009, -8/+10music is just like sex! some people are willing to pay for it, but most get it for free.
- vibr8, on 11/02/2009, -3/+5Download for free, then pay the band by going to their shows. If you don't go to gigs then you don't really love music.
- Atario, on 11/03/2009, -0/+2The problem is the /record/ industry. They see the record as the end-all and be-all, whereas in actuality, it's really just an advertisement for the band -- playing live.
- tk0680, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1Fair play - your black and white view of ethics lead me to expect that you had a similarly black and white spiritual view, my apologies for that assumption.
That said, I still don't understand your view. In essence, I could gain the same amount by buying a CD, deciding I don't like it after listening to it for an hour, and taking it back to the shop for a refund. I've still had that "free" (in the end) time with the product, so why is it different? - Culyt, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1That sounds like a great plan for the RIAA to provide free prostitutes! We should get right on this.
- TheCollective00, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1that may be true, but that's just the free market at work. You see, their services are no longer needed by musicians. Now that you have the internet, a musician can cut out the middle man and manage his own following on the internet, not to mention the internet has made all other modes of distribution obsolete.
- cybershoplifter, on 11/02/2009, -1/+2I download feature films.
I am pissed I have to still pay for the candy and prepare my own popcorn!
***** the MPAA!! - TheCollective00, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1The record industry was formed as a means of recording/distributing music. Now that we have the internet and inexpensive home recording software/hardware, the record industries services are no longer needed.
- macmcraeart, on 11/02/2009, -0/+1£5 a year?
- diggaligg, on 11/02/2009, -0/+1this is true. I dislike so much music that I can't afford to pay for stuff that I might not like for I would go broke, and in fact I never wanted to pay for ***** that sucks because that would mean I was supporting it.
The music industry has never invented a very good way to discover music and for that their obsolescence is hastened. - TheCollective00, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1No, the up and coming bands screw themselves over by not learning and embracing the internet as the new model of distribution. Do you know how many bands have been discovered and gained large followings over the internet?
- diggaligg, on 11/02/2009, -1/+2misuse of cliche
- JediCorran, on 11/02/2009, -1/+2i was implying that what holds true for UK file sharer behavior holds true for USA sharer behavior. duh.
- diggaligg, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1That's only half true, record companies perform marketing and advertising functions that are not made up for with home recording and free internet services. Even advertising on the internet costs money. Another factor that goes overlooked is that musicians are often bad businessmen. Cutting out the record company also cuts out business talent. The old system was expensive but you have to admit many music legends would have never found a mass audience without the involvement of the industry.
- tk0680, on 11/02/2009, -0/+1If I download a copy online, decide I like it, and then buy a legal copy as a result of that "test", am I going to hell? Please advise.
- INV3Ntv, on 11/02/2009, -0/+1ARRRRGH IAA = suck
- kinseyincanada, on 11/02/2009, -0/+1maybe pirates pay for more music because everyone pirates at least some music.
- javiero, on 11/02/2009, -0/+1lol "buying a dvd"
- ScissorHand26, on 11/02/2009, -0/+1If you are going to be an ***** at least go to somewhere like jamendo. If you download for free there the artists still get add revenue money for you browsing their page. The music is still good, and you'll be helping people without any cost to yourself.
From one pirate to another though: you are a pathetic weasel trying to excuse himself by pretending that everyone else is just as cheap as you are. - inune, on 11/02/2009, -0/+1love music and video <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002L6HE78?tag=cheapshopp ... title="Apple iPod nano 16 GB Green (5th Generation) NEWEST MODEL">Apple iPod nano 16 GB Green (5th Generation) NEWEST MODEL</a>
- diggaligg, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1TheCollective00, When I download torrents of albums nobody gets payed. Not the musician. Not the record company.
- joshcxa, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1You can listen to internet radio to discover bands too. ie chronix aggression and 525 power tracks etc.
- oreobarbie, on 11/02/2009, -0/+1DUH.
- TheCollective00, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1Sorry, but it looks like advanced technology has rendered your petty notion of morality obsolete.
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