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Originally Posted by bobbin
But if you are 'just making a copy' then you dont need to buy it, therefore taking away a sale from the artist. So while you haven't taken anything physically you've still taken.
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What if I wasn't going to buy it anyway? Is it not better that I hear the album and have a chance to decide whether to contribute the artist in another way?
People will say, "listen to it on youtube." There is ABSOLUTELY no difference.
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I don't really think artists should be told they shouldnt be in it for the money, i'm pretty sure the bands i see down the local pub already know that and don't get paid for alot of the time they spend already but the small amount it costs to buy their music isnt really such a hardship on the consumer. It's a shame we just expect great music to be made available to us. Easy to not think about the effect it has, kinda the i'm alright jack attitude.
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This forum has a big problem with people reading what they want to read.
As a musician I'm not gonna say that an artist should NEVER be paid anything, but I was no sympathy for an artist who is losing money simply because an individual is enjoying your work for free.
Enough people will contribute to make it worth it. Sales are still happening and it's not going to stop. Music has pretty much been free for over 15 years.
But once again, I don't justify it. I just don't pay for (most) music because I don't have to. Simple as that. At least I'm not on some soap box because I think that I'm so righteous and good because I don't DL music.
Fact is that I've pumped for more into the music industry in my lifetime than the average person ever will. I have very little guilt.
Let's wait for the next post to say the same thing that 15 people have already said.