Im totally down with this - I download a fair amount, but if its stuff I like I'll go buy it [99.9% of the time on vinyl] otherwise it justs gets deleted from my hd. I also like to keep hold of mp3s of stuff I buy on vinyl so I can listen on my mp3 player without always having to encode myself or do a mix with those tunes in. I think the amount I spend on music has increased on avg due to the huge exposure I get to new material I wouldnt normally get to hear etc.
The other thign I really like is the ability to download mp3s of live sets that you cant buy in the shops. I wouldn't say Im not supporting the artists though - I have for example some Jeff Mills live mp3 mixes sitting on my player and although on the surface Jeff doesn't benefit from this financially I always make the effort to go see him play out and like most folk on this list I own a large proportion of the axis/purpose maker catalogue :) </2pence> :D marc > -----Original Message----- > From: David Powers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 2:28 AM > To: 'Rc'; 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: RE: (313) 12 year old is sued by the RIAA > > > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice.
