Muisc Downloading, leagally or illegally? |
 Apr 9 2006, 05:07 PM
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I was just wondering. The world today is crazy w/ all the RIAA stuff, but i was just wondering about it. I use iTunes now, but i now others that use Limewire and stuff. What do you do?
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Apr 21 2006, 05:21 PM
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half and half. i had this question for debate. i read somewhere that the number of people downlaoding from napster was 50 mil compared to the number of people voting for the president, 30 mil. and then it was like, if america was a democracy, we should have free music downloads if we want it. (this is wht i said for my debate..only cuz everyone else said it should be illegal and it got me more points to refute them)
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Apr 22 2006, 10:27 PM
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QUOTE(heartx3arcade @ Apr 21 2006, 6:21 PM)  half and half. i had this question for debate. i read somewhere that the number of people downlaoding from napster was 50 mil compared to the number of people voting for the president, 30 mil. and then it was like, if america was a democracy, we should have free music downloads if we want it. (this is wht i said for my debate..only cuz everyone else said it should be illegal and it got me more points to refute them) But that doesnt make sense, Napster is a pay-to-download legally legit service. |
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Apr 22 2006, 10:35 PM
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QUOTE(ThunderEvermore @ Apr 22 2006, 10:27 PM) But that doesnt make sense, Napster is a pay-to-download legally legit service. yeah but napster was not always that way. Napster started the free music download revoilution. Its the reason we have Kazaa and Limewire and Ares. But the guy who made it was sued because the result of free music downloads is loss of money for the music industry. So, I download music illegally. I shouldnt, but I do. the reason I dl music is because all of my new cds are copy protected so I cant put them on my ipod and i dont think thats fair since I have no intent to share. So I dl them. And all my old cds were stolen a few years ago and now im too poor to buy all 300+ again. So yeah. But a a musician I don't actually support free music downloading. I only dl music I preciously owned or currently own and want on my ipod, because the artists do lose money. I know it looks like the artists are making the big bucks, but the music industry does everything they can to shaft the artist of their money for their music. And the free dling thing doesnt help. Musicians are the lowest payed individuals in the industry. Thats why you see people like beyonce and britney and simple plan doing ads and tv shows and movies and product endorsements. So they can make the big bucks theyve made. And thats why so many artist try to write their own music (and most suck, admit it) later in their careers because the most money is in writing. SO have a little respect for the musicians you love, it takes 5-10 years in the music business to make a profit. Everything up until that point is just a free popularity contest, while the musician is paying dues to executives, lawyers, accountants, and little peons who want their cut. |
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Apr 24 2006, 11:26 AM
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Quincy Group: Member Posts: 872 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 23,613 |
QUOTE(starlette @ Apr 22 2006, 11:35 PM) yeah but napster was not always that way. Napster started the free music download revoilution. Its the reason we have Kazaa and Limewire and Ares. But the guy who made it was sued because the result of free music downloads is loss of money for the music industry. Right, but my point was that it isnt now, and hasnt been for many years. |
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XAfter_ShockX Muisc Downloading Apr 9 2006, 05:07 PM
happykmd Hmmm well... *blushes*... 80% of the music I downl... Apr 9 2006, 08:08 PM No Fear Half and Half for me. Apr 9 2006, 09:58 PM SleepyWoodson I think about 0.8% of my music (roughly 5,000 song... Apr 9 2006, 10:41 PM
ThunderEvermore QUOTE(SleepyWoodson @ Apr 9 2006, 11:41 P... Apr 10 2006, 05:31 AM mipadi I think he means that his entire collection is 500... Apr 10 2006, 06:35 AM x__Elle. I haven't even gotten the chance to download s... Apr 11 2006, 07:31 PM ROARxD illegally >_>
tough its wrong, but who doesn... Apr 14 2006, 11:37 AM Caitlinnn Eh half and half. It doesnt matter anyway. Everyon... Apr 16 2006, 05:40 PM uLoVeMikeRoch QUOTE(Caitlinnn @ Apr 16 2006, 6:40 PM) E... May 8 2006, 11:25 PM d4z3 Illegal. All of it. I'm sure...dammit. I'm... Apr 22 2006, 03:40 PM Statues/Shadows QUOTE(x__Elle. @ Apr 11 2006, 8:31 PM) I ... Apr 24 2006, 05:42 PM elainedcuzunome i buy a lot of CDs [like 70 or more CDs], download... Apr 25 2006, 05:41 PM mipadi Filesharing was never illegal per se, but relevant... Apr 25 2006, 10:11 PM magicfann LimeWire =) May 9 2006, 04:46 PM wckdspirit4u I download illegally. There is absolutely no reaso... May 10 2006, 01:05 PM Stuckie I download illegally. If it aint illegal, it just ... May 14 2006, 06:36 PM Just_Dream I do d/l music.. bleh.. illegally? I don't use... May 14 2006, 09:05 PM Comik_knerd I just buy the CD's! i would probably have... May 16 2006, 05:47 PM |
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