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Top Five excuses for why people download Music without paying.

November 27th 2007 00:15

Why do people choose to download Music without paying?

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Criminal file sharing is at a terminal velocity because the internet operates largely on an “honours system” that is left to personal discretion of hedonistic consumers. The music industry is now left in a tenuous position. The easy access to illegal torrent sites makes the latest hits and back catalogue readily available to anyone with a computer. This forces the executives to implement security and enforce newly written laws but also remain competitive with marketing that doesn’t alienate customers and maximises the digital age.

An article in the London Free Press today has an intriguing piece about the top 5 reasons why people download music illegally.

#5 - “I can’t afford it”
#4 – “Everyone does it”
#3 – “The Music is Lousy”

Click here to find out what the number one and two responses were.

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Personally I do not advocate the behaviour of stealing intellectual property nor any other type of virtual real estate, but the subject is always ripe for discussion. In the spirit of honesty, it would be a fib to say that my scruples have always won against the temptation when a prize of irresistible melodic desire is offered.

So how about all you music fanatics out there? Are there times your jonesing for a fix so bad and just haven’t got the money to pay the pusher for your drug vibe of choice? Maybe you let society dictate your conscience, or you refuse to yield to corporate greed in a creative industry. Could you possibly be clean and uncorrupted, still shining like a gold record untouched by this cyber crime wave.

I welcome your input on this pivotal topic.

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Comment by Andy 2

November 27th 2007 01:35

Cop it Sweet
Metamorphosis
Random Travels

I spend a lot on concerts - thats how I choose to support the bands I like, through live music. I also buy cds occasionally, and I still enjoy the entirety of that experience. Downloading is here for keeps and despite its illegality, I see no problems in sharing great music with other people who want to hear it.

Comment by Cibbuano

November 27th 2007 02:00

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Fat Cult
Techbreak

I like bands that market their own albums or give away their music. The model of the recording industry making millions selling terrible CDs... that can burn up and perish, I think.

Comment by Luke

November 27th 2007 10:11

Old Movies
Cane Toad Warrior

My view is... if a band can't make money by playing live then they don't deserve to make money solely from studio recordings.

Besides, the artists gets like 5% or something paltry like that when you buy their CD from a CD store. Cut out all the crap, download the music so all the middle-men can't piggyback off someone else's success, and then support the band by going to see them play live.

Comment by Tyronne

November 27th 2007 22:45

Sydney Fun
Melbourne DiaryStar

Great responses guys!

I totally agree Andy 2, Luke and Cib, With the "See them live in concert" theory. As the industry and technology evolve so too does the methods of distribution.

Luke,
Good point with the small revenue that the actual band receives for sales.

Cib,
It would be nice to not have crap cd's pushed on the public that make people like Britney and Justin Timberlake fortunes.

Thanks for visiting

Comment by Anonymous

December 18th 2007 10:43

I download music because I have trouble finding some stuff. iTunes is limited in my country and it doesn't have a lot of the songs I want. I could order a bands album and have it sent over, but it's really expensive, and sometimes I find out that I didn't even really like the band to begin with. I also download songs, like recordings from movies that you can't buy on a cd. I normally download only a few songs by a band because I normally get sick of them if I listen to their whole cd. I justify my downloading with the fact that I do buy a lot of cds from Bands that I love and I go to a lot of concerts and buy merch.

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