Okay, so I have a question that has been bugging me for a long time now, and now that I've discovered how beautiful LiveJournal is, I want to ask all of you
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I was in a serious touring band for seven years. I very rarely saw any income from record sales. The record companies are the ones who really suffer from internet piracy, not so much musicians. Musicians mostly see their money come from the merchandise they sell at live shows.
Then again, I may be biased. My band was no platinum selling rock-machine, and so free downloading only helped our popularity. I'm not sure how much my opinion would differ if we had have been selling millions of records - if bands still do sell millions of records anymore.
Anyway, congrats on having your first book published, must be very exciting! Thanks for the add.
If I like an artist's music and if artists want me to pay for it, I will comply with their wishes. It's only fair since they spend time and resources to create their songs, they should ask for something in return. I would feel the same if I were a musician.
I am a musician. I'm also writing a book, and I paint. I think downloading is fine as preview system. In other words, buy what you like. If you don't like my shit, don't pay for it, but I'm still gonna give you a listen. And when I'm good enough to be recognized as a contemporary artist, people will choose to pay me so that I can continue making art. Popularity does matter in a matter of speaking. Big bands with huge contracts don't actually see a lot of money when they sell CDs. Most of it goes to the corporation, then it's divided amongst the engineers and material distributors, then whatever is left after cost and profit goes to the artist, which is usually a few cents or a few bucks. The CD only costs about 20 cents to make anyway
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I still buy CDs...partly because ipods annoy me and I can't figure them out. haha I also see it as stealing and I did it a little and I'd much rather just buy the CD than go through all the trouble of downloading the song.
Yay. ^_^ Plus Limewire or similar programs often find you the wrong song or a bad file.
It's not stealing in the same sense as removing something, but you are getting a copy of something you'd normally have to pay for the right to own a copy of.
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Then again, I may be biased. My band was no platinum selling rock-machine, and so free downloading only helped our popularity. I'm not sure how much my opinion would differ if we had have been selling millions of records - if bands still do sell millions of records anymore.
Anyway, congrats on having your first book published, must be very exciting! Thanks for the add.
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It's not stealing in the same sense as removing something, but you are getting a copy of something you'd normally have to pay for the right to own a copy of.
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