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It is true that MP3z may be hurting the
artists, and they have an even greater potential of hurting the record industry
than home taping once did. Cassette dubbing renders a copy that is of a
serious decline in quality, while MP3z render an almost perfect digital copy
(the differences are in the frequencies that most untrained ears will never pick
up). Well I think that's just great. To quote one American band
"Home taping is killing the record industry, but killing ain't always
wrong". CDs are one of those products that have remained the same price
since they were first introduced. To be paying fifteen to seventeen
dollars for some albums I think is absolutely ridiculous. Props to the
indie labels that keep their prices down to around eleven dollars. I think
its rather amazing that these labels are producing less product than their major
competitors, yet somehow keep the prices low.
I understand that for the artist, it must
be frustrating to see your work "stolen", and its very easy for the non-artist
to say "well, you should be glad that your work is getting more exposure, albeit
without payment"...But should the artists belong to a system that overcharges
the fan/consumer?
The fact is I'd much rather own an album
than have it sitting as a file on my computer, I love the artwork, I love being
able to read the credits...Most of the time I end up buying the CD that I onced
had ripped as MP3, like some people here have done...Still, I have no guilt in
my mind for having that one song by an artist I like or an entire album that I'm
not willing to put down a good chunk of change for on my
computer...
Well here's to capitalism...and the little
things we can all do to spit in its face...
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