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Originally posted by semyaza
The irony is the "poor bands" such as metallica have to loose one penny every time someone doesn't want to pay for their crappy music.
For anyone that becomes an "artist" they take it the realization that there is a good chance their life will be filled with poverty and struggle. Anyone that becomes an artist does it because they have a desire to make art... not to make money.
What disgusts me is bands that are upset because they couldn't get 5 new aston martin's because their songs where be traded on the internet. What really pisses me off is that they are tracking down the users that download this.
So in truth - people are being prosecuted for liking a band and the band doesn't like this because they don't get paid.
The modern day artists are gluttons hoping to find a fad that will carry them to riches. They do nothing to try to educate the masses nor create what they feel the need to create.
Bah - this world sucks. To be honest, some things in the dark ages wheren't that dark. This being one of them.
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This ain't communism; the artists have every right to expect compensation for their years of hard work that ultimately result in your enjoyment. I understand your frustration at the situation, but let's not go blaming the artists for wanting to protect what IS theirs. They worked for it and they've earned it, don't demand they hand it over for free simply because paying 12 bucks for an album is inconvenient to you.
What's ridiculous here is that big business has failed to realize that past music packaging formula is just that; history. Technology is allowing consumers to move past the bygone days of purchasing and album for the one or two hits on it; the pricetag on album filler isn't something we as consumers are willing to swallow anymore. I'm perfectly willing to pay Apple 99 cents per great song I download; in essence it's not that I'd be breaking the law by d/ling music off Kazaa, but simply moving past the archaic means of delivery the music industry insists I follow (while not providing me alternative, legal means). They've cashed in on the situation (and others' talent) for decades, and it's high time that BS ends for everyone's betterment. Any student of history or technology can see where this road ultimately leads, so why are multi-national billion dollar corporations so blind to the fact?