Illegal File-Sharing

[Sa0siN]

would it be as much fun if it were legalized? i don't know. But, like 99% of the artists i listen too now, i wouldnt even buy their cd anways. they should just be happy i am listening. and the ones know and are my favorite, i buy their cd, band shirts, hoodies, etc anyways

[soad2k4]

Legalized it should be!!!!!

[fz_shurtugal]

Nice idea for a research report, Im going to use it myself and for once Ill have a rather persuasive argument to write about.............forget music its the psx games and official movies that they need to legalize........

[ladydaisy11]

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[imno007]

I think that as with a lot of things illegal, it might not be so appealing to so many people if it were legal - it would take some of the excitement from it. A lot of what people download they never use or only use it long enough to try it out briefly. Then there's all the stuff people download that they can't afford to buy or wouldn't be willing to spend the money for, so the companies aren't really losing money there either. I download a lot of audiobooks, but I wouldn't buy them because at $30 - $60 a pop, and more, I can't afford them. A lot of the music I download are CDs/tapes I owned years ago, some of them I purchased several times over the years, so I refuse to go out and buy them again - I'm probably gonna listen to them 3 or 4 times and delete them till the next nostalgia wave hits me. As for new music... well, if I download it and really think it's a great CD - not just some one-hit wonder - then there's a good chance I'll go out and buy it. If it's an artist I've been a long-term fan of, I'll definitely buy it.

[RainRoofer]

Yes, OFC.

[astarow]

you did not mention what do you mean by legalise ?
i think a very good ideea would be to create a service that works like kazaa / torrent / dc (not really important) and where you have to pay a small fee (i mean SMALL = 1-2$ / mo) to have access. the rest of the money can be earned by including advertising in the products (by advertising i don't mean what Daemon tools did with the last version ... a small banner is more than enough). A very good example of advertising is Crystal player. They have a roll bar that is updated when they enable another free period.

[kavalchuk17]

i dont remember where i heard this, but artists make about half of thier money from concert ticket sales. think about it, the amount of people at concerts and performing every day or two? thats alot.

i think dling music actually increases the profit of artists because:
1. if you have no intention of buying a cd, you lose no money - $0
2. downloading music helps you discover new bands, and in turn, you go to their concert and they make more money than if they were never discovered by downloaders. i know i would never have gone to plenty of concerts ive been to if it wasnt for file sharing. and thats $ money $ for them.

[ginge1980]

wot is a illegal??? by wot i mean is... in a way we all r doin a copyright infringement.... so in a way were all as bad as each ova.. soz jus my opinion.... i wud rather file share wiv sum1 n get a fantastic copy say superman (new movie) than av bought it frm sum bloke in a pub n get a crap copy.....

[davidmark10]

i dont mind for a babe like you