Killiana1a said:
Yes, I wholeheartedly agree with the various shades of grey and the "pimp/prostitute" relationship that record labels and producers have over musicians. This relationship has been around since the start of popular music mainly concerning who controls the master records thus controlling the lion's share of royalties. As for the individual file sharer, they are not hapless victims of a lawsuit. Everyone I know, including myself and relatives, who has illegally downloaded a copyrighted song or movie has done so willingly and intently with the express intent to avoid having to shell over $10 for a craptastic album with one to three great songs and not wanting to spend the money and find the space to fill a bookshelf full of DVDs. I admit it, I have pirated in the past and have done so because music nowadays consists of fluff, atrocious CDs with a few good songs and DVDs being overpriced at more than $20 for new releases. iTunes and more recently, Amazon has erased my need to pirate music. Now I can just buy the song for .99 cents saving me from having to make the decision to pirate or fork over $10 for a CD I will listen to here and there for a couple great songs. As for being hypocritical, it is the same with gossip, everyone does it, noone likes it, but it is better if we all own up to it. |
Then its good to see we're pretty much on the same page.
