Are we seriously supposed to believe that the average "file sharing pirate" really does PURCHASE those things they like. That is just pure load of crap. This isn't about quality of product or big fat cats trying to take you down... this is about a bunch of thieves trying to justify their actions to themselves. THIEVES. It is that simple. The next time you turn on the T.V. and are flooded with bad "reality shows" and "paper cut sit coms" think about the fact that most of the really cool interesting shows are passed about by "file sharers" and since they never land home with the general "no computer type" mass public they never see more than a season. Anyone who tries to justify stealing by saying they wouldn't steal if they weren't charging so much is fooling themselves. Free will always be cheaper.. just accept what your doing and stop trying to make yourself feel better.
I agree with you for the most part, it is stealing.
However, most record companies have not realized its potential as a marketing tool. A lot of independent record companies love file-sharing because it means exposure for their artists. I speak for myself when I say that I've bought more albums than I normally would have, had I not heard of certain bands over the internet. It shouldn't be a surprise that there are *some* people who want to own the real thing and go out and buy a legit copy. How big a percentage they are, I don't know.
And let's not forget that for YEARS, since at least 1997, record copanies did not want to sell records online, because it meant negotiating and paying more royalties to artists. They put it off for as long as they could, until ultimately they realized it was futile.
As far as sales go, most record companies refuse to acknowledge that mainstream music has pretty much sucked for about the last ten years. Could that play a part in poor sales?
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Are we seriously supposed to believe that the average "file sharing pirate" really does PURCHASE those things they like. That is just pure load of crap.
This isn't about quality of product or big fat cats trying to take you down... this is about a bunch of thieves trying to justify their actions to themselves. THIEVES. It is that simple.
The next time you turn on the T.V. and are flooded with bad "reality shows" and "paper cut sit coms" think about the fact that most of the really cool interesting shows are passed about by "file sharers" and since they never land home with the general "no computer type" mass public they never see more than a season.
Anyone who tries to justify stealing by saying they wouldn't steal if they weren't charging so much is fooling themselves. Free will always be cheaper.. just accept what your doing and stop trying to make yourself feel better.
I agree with you for the most part, it is stealing.
However, most record companies have not realized its potential as a marketing tool. A lot of independent record companies love file-sharing because it means exposure for their artists. I speak for myself when I say that I've bought more albums than I normally would have, had I not heard of certain bands over the internet. It shouldn't be a surprise that there are *some* people who want to own the real thing and go out and buy a legit copy. How big a percentage they are, I don't know.
And let's not forget that for YEARS, since at least 1997, record copanies did not want to sell records online, because it meant negotiating and paying more royalties to artists. They put it off for as long as they could, until ultimately they realized it was futile.
As far as sales go, most record companies refuse to acknowledge that mainstream music has pretty much sucked for about the last ten years. Could that play a part in poor sales?
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