Downloading Music

[panz3rr]

download download la. if get caught your loss. and if u have a band and ppl start getting ur shit for free, ull feel what the other artists are feeling right now. Downloading illegally is wrong, tho i do it, i know im doing wrong. When i work and have the money i will stop and buy the cds instead of downloading. Lets just say its natural for youngsters to download cause they cant afford. but some is so used to downloading tt they don't stop even when they have money. Have some sympathy for the artists yo. May all us downloaders change and start buying soon.

 

[blueprintstudios]

here's how to beat piracy : sell almost same price as pirated.

then again then future productions would be really lo fi stuff cos the profits are poor.

 

[litford]

Stop Squabbling About The Minor Things

here's what i think after reading an article off Guardian Unlimited.

The business model for record industries have been losing altitude since we found out that we can download and SHARE our music. So, according to GU, HMV is revamping the way it sells music. Sooner or later, we wont be buying CDs anymore, and we'll just be buying MP3s from stores like iTunes, HMV, Sony, whatever..

--> this is the part where the article stops and where my point of view comes in.

with 'official' MP3s like this, it makes it easier for DRM (Digital Rights Movement) codes to be set in place. you might be able to transfer a song 5 times before you cannot share it anymore.

this means there is a CONTROL over the music that can be shared because it'll be easier to control the ripping process of CDs, if there are no CDs to read.

make sense? phase CDs out, so we can't rip. if we can't rip, we can't share, or are only limited to minimal sharing. it'll be easier to police, because there will be a standard way of obtatining our MP3s, and for the 'pirates' it takes more effort for them to break the DRM code for EVERY new MP3 that comes along.

This is my predication for the future of music, and you've heard it here first.

 

[Colarndo]

There was an uproar when one company secretly put Anti-Piracy Measures software into their CDs. It was like spyware and could not be un-installed.
Are the Record Companies going to be responsible if their "hidden" Anti-Piracy software distributed with the MP3/CDs cause people's computers to get infected with viruses? Are we consumers going to be paying more for this so called Anti-Piracy software?

 

[soft]

actually, the record company just want to continue their business.

imagine i sell apple. we put them on a table. people pass by and pick up an apple and say, "Hey, i test first, if nice then I buy."

at the end of the day, i still dont make any sales. but all the apples are gone.


the DRM is too expensive for the record company. the people who makes most money are the DRM people. (if you know how much they charge)

this will be a vicious cycle. no paying customer = no musician

 

[litford]

hence my post!

THEY ARE PHASING CDs OUT!

no more CDs means the only way to get music is to download them. And what if the only way to download them, is thru buying copy encrypted MP3s? and if you do buy copy encrypted CDs, you can't share them (with more than 5 friends?)

Record labels are changing the rules to the game while we speak. it's not too far fetched if you think about it.

 

[AEnimic]

CDs are so nice to buy,why care about the hassle?

and yeah,when you buy CDs...you tend to actually look into the band and enjoy the music far better than downloading their music..cause when you download..you will be rushing to listen through all the songs...while with a CD you tend to listen from track to track and learn about them.

that's how it is to me. and yeah,I don't download music. CDs FTW.

 

[mossy]

yeap i like holding the physical cd and browsing through the booklet while resting on your seat.

If Itunes came to Singapore would anybody be interested in buying songs and albums from it ? Now they even have digital album booklet for the newer cds.

I'll send a song to someone who gives me a good answer why Itunes is not released in singapore and other countries.

 

[WestPunx]

I sure hope they don't phase out CDs. I like buying CDs.

 

[Tribalcast]

As long softwares are involved especially when encoding is put into play, hackers will never be far behind. It's a never ending cycle.

 

[Mobius]

I used to be the CD supporting camp, but nowadays after buying a CD and rip it to mp3. The cds are jus left there collecting dust.... never touching them again... i thnking of selling them but then again the accumulating collection of cds looks impressive :lol:

Even before the mp3 dloading era, there were pirated versions of CDs and cassettes...

 

[Cloudsky]

I have to disagree with some of tribalcast's points. There is this Christian metal band called Mortification. A year ago, the band leader he was finding it hard to make ends meet because people were downloading his material and not buying his cds. God knows whatever became of them now.

Not exactly very supportive now, is it? :roll:

In the end the music industry is still a business, these major recording artists need to hit sales target so the labels will keep them. No label, no artist.
Not every artist can be like madonna or something, earning lots of revenue from sponsorships, advertisements, etc. I remember reading that Symphony X members still have to supplement their income by giving lessons.

That being said, I still support downloading of music if its just for sampling.

 

[WestPunx]

Downloading legally has a bit of a downside, IMO. What happens if your com crashes? Wouldn't that mean in a loss of songs? That'd where CDs come in... =D

 

[Cloudsky]

Backup medium is quite available everywhere. Users should be wise enough to backup their mp3s

 

[AEnimic]

Buy CDs while they're still around.
Nuff' said.

Look at how much a Sgt Pepper Vinyl will cost you on eBay.
CDs will be like Vinyls.

But I just wish they just keep CDs. C'mon! You think HMV wants to close down just like that?! All those CD stores?

Don't tell me they're gonna start selling digital music from physical stores.
I don't think CDs will die out anytime soon. Not in our lifetime,maybe.

 

[mossy]

ok here are two surveys for my project -
i believe AEnimic has done them for me already *winks

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=0sM5Ng2_2fsp6wF_2fKjXm4p2g_3d_3d

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=LRQGxLqvKBjplSTnJ3vgPA_3d_3d

help

 

[Tribalcast]

Cloudsky bro you've highlighted a good point. But it also says that the band somehow depended alot on their record label. Maybe if they worked really hard on the DYI way, just maybe they could survived a bit longer. But then again that's a big maybe.

Sometimes the intentions of spreading your message through music that which goes above financial value may mean alot to some artist.