08-28-2003, 06:50 PM
I'm more scared of my ISP telling me I download too much and if I don't stop they'll can my ass.
On my main pc, I've currently got close to 80 gigs of music - and when I use kazaa or DC I fully share it. Most times I scour IRC or the newsgroups for tunes (as well as some message boards and FTP's) and I doubt the RIAA is gonna come knocking down my door. These lawsuits are scare tactics, nothing more. They've gone so far as to make PSA's and commercials asking people not to download anymore because "it's wrong" - which to me means they're running out of options to stop it. They talk a tough game, but every poll or article that I've read that asks "will you or have you stopped or slowed down your music downloading" has come up overwhelmingly "no".
Again, maybe if these record companies pushed their artisits to mae good music, or hell maybe charge you and me a normal price for one of these cd's, then maybe we'd be inclined to buy more then download. Where is the justification in charging upwards of $18 for a CD? I can buy a DVD for $20 that has a 2 hour movie, deleted scenes, extras. the whole nine yards - but a CD has 12-15 songs, one or two of which might be worth keeping.
I remember when cd's first came out they were expensive, the talk was "since it's a new technology, it'll be pricey but eventually it'll come down as it becomes the norm". Well, that prved true for cd players, but what about the cd's? And I dont wanna hear that the huge price tag is because they record company pays the artist a shitload of cash - thats bullshit and everyone knows it. Artists typically make their $$ touring and/or through huge contractual deals. The recording industry has become a joke.
On my main pc, I've currently got close to 80 gigs of music - and when I use kazaa or DC I fully share it. Most times I scour IRC or the newsgroups for tunes (as well as some message boards and FTP's) and I doubt the RIAA is gonna come knocking down my door. These lawsuits are scare tactics, nothing more. They've gone so far as to make PSA's and commercials asking people not to download anymore because "it's wrong" - which to me means they're running out of options to stop it. They talk a tough game, but every poll or article that I've read that asks "will you or have you stopped or slowed down your music downloading" has come up overwhelmingly "no".
Again, maybe if these record companies pushed their artisits to mae good music, or hell maybe charge you and me a normal price for one of these cd's, then maybe we'd be inclined to buy more then download. Where is the justification in charging upwards of $18 for a CD? I can buy a DVD for $20 that has a 2 hour movie, deleted scenes, extras. the whole nine yards - but a CD has 12-15 songs, one or two of which might be worth keeping.
I remember when cd's first came out they were expensive, the talk was "since it's a new technology, it'll be pricey but eventually it'll come down as it becomes the norm". Well, that prved true for cd players, but what about the cd's? And I dont wanna hear that the huge price tag is because they record company pays the artist a shitload of cash - thats bullshit and everyone knows it. Artists typically make their $$ touring and/or through huge contractual deals. The recording industry has become a joke.
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