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Rosanna · 05-02-2006, 02:28 PM

I'm on the fence with this topic. I've stated my opinion on downloading many times, in different threads. As a DJ, I have to pay licensing fees for my music. Many songs, however, are simply not available to buy any longer. Even if you agree to buy a song for 0.99 cents from a provider, it is sometimes hard to find. If I find it for free on another program, I'll take it. I needed a copy of Spin Spin, and recently a member here sent me a copy. I couldn't find it anywhere. Does that make us pirates, I don't think so. As for artists losing money on music sales, and I truly believe they are, look at concert ticket prices, and souvenier prices lately, they are compensating, and so they should. I get the just of what Florian has to say . Just because millions of people do it, it doesn't make it right, and she's right, but this is a problem that will not go away until the record company's stop going after individuals, and start going after the bigger fish. Who are the bigger fish? Microsoft for allowing p2p sharing. Sony for being a leading manufacturer of blank Cd's. How funny is that. Sony Music, a major record producer, also sells, in quantities in the millions, blank Cd's. I pay for my music, 99% of the time. Many get there music for free, 99% of the time. Someone has to step up to the plate and make it impossible for illegal downloading, create a universal downloading site, drop the price to 50 cents per song, make every song ever recorded (within reason) available, and make each copy CD quality. There are a couple of good sites that do this, but it could be so much better, if the record company's back it...100% It's nice to go out and buy a whole album, especially if it's an artist like GL. If I hear a tune from some new performer on the radio, and I like it, but it turns out it's the only decent tune on the album......well,you know the rest.

05-02-2006, 02:28 PM	#43
Rosanna Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 62	I'm on the fence with this topic. I've stated my opinion on downloading many times, in different threads. As a DJ, I have to pay licensing fees for my music. Many songs, however, are simply not available to buy any longer. Even if you agree to buy a song for 0.99 cents from a provider, it is sometimes hard to find. If I find it for free on another program, I'll take it. I needed a copy of Spin Spin, and recently a member here sent me a copy. I couldn't find it anywhere. Does that make us pirates, I don't think so. As for artists losing money on music sales, and I truly believe they are, look at concert ticket prices, and souvenier prices lately, they are compensating, and so they should. I get the just of what Florian has to say . Just because millions of people do it, it doesn't make it right, and she's right, but this is a problem that will not go away until the record company's stop going after individuals, and start going after the bigger fish. Who are the bigger fish? Microsoft for allowing p2p sharing. Sony for being a leading manufacturer of blank Cd's. How funny is that. Sony Music, a major record producer, also sells, in quantities in the millions, blank Cd's. I pay for my music, 99% of the time. Many get there music for free, 99% of the time. Someone has to step up to the plate and make it impossible for illegal downloading, create a universal downloading site, drop the price to 50 cents per song, make every song ever recorded (within reason) available, and make each copy CD quality. There are a couple of good sites that do this, but it could be so much better, if the record company's back it...100% It's nice to go out and buy a whole album, especially if it's an artist like GL. If I hear a tune from some new performer on the radio, and I like it, but it turns out it's the only decent tune on the album......well,you know the rest.