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Originally Posted by analog
“But analog, you probably download music, right? So aren’t you casting stones in your glass house?”
The music industry stuff I download gets downloaded because I have no respect for the music industry, and I almost WANT it to collapse. It’s a farce. All the real music would still survive just fine if the music industry went under. It’s corrupt to the point of disgusting, and everyone who works for or under them knows it. You want real music? It’s in your local bar, where there are bands- it’s all over the place. We’re being made to pay WAY more than that shit is worth.
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One could use the same reasoning toward the movie industry. The only one in danger of collapsing from downloads is Hollywood. Most of the independent movies that are "cutting edge" and supposedly better than all Hollywood movies would still be made with or without the "movie industry".
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Also, just to add- I’d say a good 95% of everything I download is DJ stuff, which they WANT you to download. Techno, trance, dance, etc. They make their money playing in arenas, stadiums, and large clubs, not on their CD’s. If you download their music, and like it, you’ll go see them play, so you can get the full experience of their music. The other 5% is music industry stuff I accidentally pick up on radio (on the rare occasion I listen to radio) and happen to think is good.
So, there it is. Quite stealing, people. It hurts everyone.
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You're talking only about the "artist" here. There are still people who need work to produce their cds, to transport them, etc. who are getting screwed.
My personal rationale for downloading movies is that I still rent or buy them if I like them, or even without downloading them. The movies that I download are normally movies that I would never have gone to see in the theatre and probably would not have rented anyways. As far as music, if I like the music that I download enough, I'll go and buy the CD. Downloading music has actually increased the number of albums I buy on average.