Yes, there are some positive aspects to the illegal downloads, but under the
current system it's still theft.
I foresee artists eventually bypassing the labels altogether and using the
web to market their product directly to the consumers. They'll make more
money while being able to charge less. Everyone wins except for the labels
who have been ripping off consumers and artists alike.
Mason
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----Original Message Follows----
From: Chris Mathey <slug@mathey.org>
Reply-To: slug@nks.net
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Music Download Services
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 20:58:10 -0400
Mason Mullins wrote:
>Yes, but an artist isn't "labor". The music they produce IS the "goods
>they sell" and as such they deserve to be paid for it just as much as
>anyone else who produces and sells a product. If you produced a product
>for sale and someone else copied that product and sold it or gave it away,
>effectively cutting your sales, I would imagine you'd be a tad upset about
>that. Same thing.
>
What about the exposure of an artists music due to "illegal" downloading? I
have attended concerts to see musicians solely because I downloaded it and
listened. The current business model you are arguing is outdated and as you
see needs serious changes.
If I could find an online music retailer that charged a fair price for non
DRM saddled music then I would surely patronize them. To me it would be
worth it do goto an one-stop-shop to get a full album that is of high sound
quality for a FAIR price. $0.99 iTunes DRM garbage is a rip off.
-Chris
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