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Doug Letcher · 04-27-2004, 12:46 PM

I truly believe downloading music, when done
honestly, can help the music industry. Many
people, such as myself use downloading as
a test to see if they like the music. If they
like what they are hearing, they will buy it.
There are still many music stores that will NOT let you listen before you buy. Why
not? If you don't like it, you certainly can not return it.If you buy clothes, you can
try them on first. A car, well, a test drive.
Even the major book stores will allow you
to sit and read a book cover to cover in a coffee shop which they provided, at their expense,in their store, to see if you like
it enough to buy it. Wal Mart is one of this
countries largest music retailers, and
they refuse to take the disc out of that
sacred NASA enforced plastic. Why? Will
it be damaged over a 5 or 10 minute session.
I think not. Would it cost more than a penny
to re-plastic the disc, I think not. Somebody
mentioned in an earlier topic that the music
indusrty is the shooting themselves in the foot, and they are. We've all been there.
We've all heard a great song on the radio
by this "great" band or performer, we rush
out to buy the album, and what happened?
One good song. The rest, crap. I'm not
talking about GL albums. We all know exactly
what Gl stuff is out there, no surprises. It seems the industry wants us to keep buying, but won't meet us half way. I don't know how
it is in the U.S., but here in Canada an
average CD costs about $22, thats a lot of money, especially considering a huge percentage of that is govt taxes. And what
about the government? Thay don't care either way. As long as they get their tax $. If you buy a cd from the store, they get tax $, if
you download, they get tax $ off of blank cd's and your internet bills. And what about
the record labels? The ones who are crying foul? Well, how about getting out of the
recordable CD business, guys. Yes, I'm talking to you
Sony. If you want people to stop downloading
YOUR music, beacause it is such a crime, stop
providing the weapon. It is almost like smoking in this country. Everyone knows
it kills you and others, but if the govnt
continues to make 5-6 dollars in taxes per
pack, whats the problem? Govt makes money,
big business makes money, everyones happy, right? Bottom line? The whining and bitching
from all of the above mentioned Kazillion-aires is making me ill.

04-27-2004, 12:46 PM	#2
Doug Letcher Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ottawa Ontario Canada Posts: 120	I truly believe downloading music, when done honestly, can help the music industry. Many people, such as myself use downloading as a test to see if they like the music. If they like what they are hearing, they will buy it. There are still many music stores that will NOT let you listen before you buy. Why not? If you don't like it, you certainly can not return it.If you buy clothes, you can try them on first. A car, well, a test drive. Even the major book stores will allow you to sit and read a book cover to cover in a coffee shop which they provided, at their expense,in their store, to see if you like it enough to buy it. Wal Mart is one of this countries largest music retailers, and they refuse to take the disc out of that sacred NASA enforced plastic. Why? Will it be damaged over a 5 or 10 minute session. I think not. Would it cost more than a penny to re-plastic the disc, I think not. Somebody mentioned in an earlier topic that the music indusrty is the shooting themselves in the foot, and they are. We've all been there. We've all heard a great song on the radio by this "great" band or performer, we rush out to buy the album, and what happened? One good song. The rest, crap. I'm not talking about GL albums. We all know exactly what Gl stuff is out there, no surprises. It seems the industry wants us to keep buying, but won't meet us half way. I don't know how it is in the U.S., but here in Canada an average CD costs about $22, thats a lot of money, especially considering a huge percentage of that is govt taxes. And what about the government? Thay don't care either way. As long as they get their tax $. If you buy a cd from the store, they get tax $, if you download, they get tax $ off of blank cd's and your internet bills. And what about the record labels? The ones who are crying foul? Well, how about getting out of the recordable CD business, guys. Yes, I'm talking to you Sony. If you want people to stop downloading YOUR music, beacause it is such a crime, stop providing the weapon. It is almost like smoking in this country. Everyone knows it kills you and others, but if the govnt continues to make 5-6 dollars in taxes per pack, whats the problem? Govt makes money, big business makes money, everyones happy, right? Bottom line? The whining and bitching from all of the above mentioned Kazillion-aires is making me ill.