torrentfreak.com — Unlike most people might think, piracy is not necessarily a bad thing for copyright holders. In fact, German pirate-tracking outfit DigiRights Solutions shows that copyright holders can earn 150 times more money from illicit downloads than from iTunes and other legal stores.
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lavarockOct 11, 2009
*rimjob*
totalhalibutOct 11, 2009
Does that really need to be spelled out to you?
borezOct 11, 2009
Agreed. As a recording artist and copyright holder, I do not approve of this/these companies philosophy, business model/s or modus operandi. My objective as a writer was always to give something to the public, not rob them f**king blind.
notthatnoiseOct 11, 2009
here's the issue with that argument:1. you can't make enough money to survive that way.2. no one is forcing you to buy CDs, you can easily go online and buy individual songs. People don't illegally download because they don't like the music they're downloading, that doesn't make any sense.
worldnickOct 11, 2009
People never sold music. They sold records, discs, tapes etc... Technology made this method of making money possible. Technology has also made it obsolete, but now we have other things to sell like computers and iPods. If you want to engage in evil there are still plenty of ways to do it. Hopefully some day technology pays off and we get to live in space or cure something. Until then these greed mongers should just find something else to chew on like c**k fighting in Mexico.
mathcreativeOct 11, 2009
why did yu call me a dumbass? well it's yur fault for supporting those plp who don't have to work for a measly paycheck. Yu can choose not to buy from them.
Closed AccountOct 12, 2009
Yes I know what a difference is between a want or a need, did you know that there ARE actually things in this world that you want and you have to pay for? did you know that or did your mom tell you that you only pay for needs in this world.. im sure when you grew up your mom bought you toys or videogames, did she pay for those things? oh wait you dont need those things to survive so she probably stole them huh? I never compared music to building hospitals, i compared it to other "wants" that you enjoy that people should pay for (such as cars, tvs, strippers, what have you) do you NEED those things to survive? yet you dont bitch about paying for those things yea no ones gonna pay for your s**tty ass sand but if its a work of art then yeah people will and should pay you...and what the heck are you talking about no one should be making music while there are hungry mouths to feed?? there will always be hungry mouths to feed, so everyone should stop doing their work if its not an absolute necesity to the human race and start feeding those people? Do YOU do something about those starving people? Do you work at some job that is a necessity for my survival? Cuz unless your a doctor you need to shut up..I really hope you were joking with your last post, but then again if your parents are broke ass losers that stole toys for you all their lives then I understand where your coming from