I don't think this is correct. Most heads enjoy owning our favorite music in some form, often vinyl for many collectors. I personally download tons of music. I also am a vinyl junkie. I'm not that fond of ordering over the internet. This means, most of what I download, I can't find in my local (Chicago) record store. When I happen to download something I really like, and find it locally, I will usually buy it on sight.
If I didn't download music, I would still buy the same amount of music. There is just so much music out there. However, my music buying choices would be less informed. There are artists I would not have discovered without downloading. I might even buy less, just because I had less of an idea what might suit my tastes and where to look for it. I do try to avoid buying from major labels on purpose, so I mostly don't buy CDs and download most of that type of thing. I especially don't like paying inflated prices to a major label for anything from an artist who is dead. I might buy a used/rare vinyl at a local store of course, but that doesn't go to the record company. You can compete with free by offering a superior, reasonably priced, and legitimate product. For me personally, I also want to buy a product that doesn't support a corporate agenda that is totally counter to my interests as a musician/composer, and also my interests as a citizen. -David -----Original Message----- From: Rc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 5:37 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) 12 year old is sued by the RIAA that may be true - but this doesn't really effect you does it? what proportion of the music you buy is aligned with major record labels? it worries me when people use the rationalisation that it's only hurting snr. executives from major record labels when they download music off p2p programs and then they go and download detroit stuff or other stuff which major record labels have no rights vested within. Music from composers they claim to support but then go and download free of charge? one thing that's strikingly clear - no matter where the music is from, and no matter how much it would normally cost - you can't compete with free. on 11/9/03 8:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> i'm not sure what to think of all this. > well, let's see...the recording industry has flooded the maketplace with > sh!t which, in reality has no value, overcharged people for it, switched to > a digital format so that they could screw the craftspeople (not artists) who > make this stuff...so people decided not to pay for it and are now they are > drowning in it and want to extort a life-jacket from you (the consumer)... > > i think it's great! > > b >
