Downloading music for free is like stealing a CD from a shelf

i download most new music first, check it out, if its worth buying (which 80-90% of the time is) then, as soon as i have a little cash i head to the record store and pick up some cds ive downloaded and some that i havent heard. i mostly download cds from artists i've never heard to check them out before paying 10 buck for their cd. I SUPPORT MUSIC WORTH BUYING.

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DAhammar96 wrote on Dec 9th, 2009 at 7:06am : it takes a couple of months 2 make n album y'no?

Sometimes it can take a year or 2 of hard work. Not just the musicians but also the producers and engineers.

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man i dident think of it that way i was gonna ask my mum 2 download some music 4 free than i read this coz its about supporting the musicains in there hard work cuz it takes a couple of months 2 make n album y'no?

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Situacao wrote on Nov 27th, 2009 at 12:09pm : Joined.. BTW, I love having cds!

Me too!

Just having something you can feel, smell, it's awesome
And you don't get the book thingies in downloads either

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Here's what I do: Go to a shitload of gigs. Although I have a sizeable CD collection I haven't bought a CD in quite a while; my main method of aquiring music these days is downloading. But I constantly support still-gigging bands by attending their concerts on a regular basis. I am sure that the bands get substantially more from a ticket sale than a CD sale (right?) I'll never be able to attend a concert of EVERY band that I download, but I'm doing a pretty good job I reckon. Probably been to about 40 gigs this year - that's a lot more money than most people pump into the music business. I don't know about you, but it certainly eases my conscience about pirating.

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Joined..

BTW, I love having cds!

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jetfuel495 wrote on Nov 8th, 2009 at 11:21am : Making more CDs because people download doesn't mean more people will buy it.

But it does give people the ability to buy it if they wish.

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pwrmax wrote on Nov 8th, 2009 at 10:07am : They can always manufacture more

If we use the logic that downloading is the same as stealing from the shelf, then let's assume that every download causes one cd to vanish from a shelf. The amount of people who download CDs is so high that the price of manufacturing so many replacements would certainly deal a huge blow to the company. But since it isn't the same, there's no need to. Making more CDs because people download doesn't mean more people will buy it.

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jetfuel495 wrote on Nov 8th, 2009 at 12:43am : It's just when you steal from the shelf, you prevent other people from being able to pay for that disc.

They can always manufacture more

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Downloading is NOT the same as stealing from the shelf. It's still stealing, and you're still hurting an artist, but it's different.

It's just when you steal from the shelf, you prevent other people from being able to
pay for that disc. It's different when you download.

I still buy some CDs though.

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dm1925 wrote on Oct 22nd, 2009 at 6:57pm : the main reason that i like to buy cds is because i love to look at the artwork inside. Like in Evangelion by Behemoth, The way of all flesh by Gojira (digipak version) and the special edition of Shogun by Trivium. The artwork is great and adds alot of character to the music, and you just dont get that with downloads.

Mmmhmm. I Alphabetize my CDs so every time I wake up I see a picture of Angus Young about to vomit

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the main reason that i like to buy cds is because i love to look at the artwork inside. Like in Evangelion by Behemoth, The way of all flesh by Gojira (digipak version) and the special edition of Shogun by Trivium. The artwork is great and adds alot of character to the music, and you just dont get that with downloads.

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dobby240 wrote on Oct 14th, 2009 at 5:02pm : Iv downloaded a ton of songs i wont lie... but iv uninstalled limewire and started re-buying all my CD's and favorites off the net. (play.com and amazon and others) not only is the quality allways immense but you get a little a book with the song lyrics in .. usually, and i miss that with downloading. also i love music way too much to half ass it and download a completly crap quality no lyric book version lol

I used to be a massive downloader too, now I look back and I can't believe I did any of that stuff.

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Iv downloaded a ton of songs i wont lie... but iv uninstalled limewire and started re-buying all my CD's and favorites off the net. (play.com and amazon and others) not only is the quality allways immense but you get a little a book with the song lyrics in .. usually, and i miss that with downloading. also i love music way too much to half ass it and download a completly crap quality no lyric book version lol

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axemanchris wrote on Sep 15th, 2009 at 4:59am : When it only costs $0.99 to get a song from iTunes, the "I can't afford it" argument comes off as nothing short of stupid - even if you're a teenager. CT

Well said. Completely stupid, I used to hitch a ride to the nearest farm and help them bail hay for the day for a measly 25 bucks. That would get me a couple packs of cigarettes, 1 or 2 cassette tapes, and a bag. Well worth it in my opinion.

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I buy my every goddamn CD from store.And put them to my MP3

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tom1thomas1 wrote on Oct 10th, 2009 at 1:29pm : I don't get why they can't just shut limewire, 95% of people use it illegally, why can't there just be some common sense in law instead of loopholes all over the place?

Same reason you can put a car in cruise and leave the wheel and then sue the car company because it doesn't say in the manual not to leave the wheel.

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I don't get why they can't just shut limewire, 95% of people use it illegally, why can't there just be some common sense in law instead of loopholes all over the place?

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i dont think anyone really has an excuse to download. idk, as a diabetic that goes without eating to buy cds sometimes...nah. no excuses.

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