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It's been a while since the world of PC users watched their windows for signs of flashing blue lights and frantic knocking at doors. So is it time to get complacent again and begin those ‘evil’ illegal downloads?
Anyone who followed the media flurry at the time would be forgiven for thinking that the Music Industry were lucky to survive as the world took to downloading music without lining the pockets of the industry. Reported sales of CDs waned and PR people waved their hands in despair at the lack of single sales. The reality, as anyone who follows the music industry knows, is that single sales had been in decline for years and the early release of albums is more a marketing ploy than a cry of desperation. But what a great story it made, with many an industrious teenager being dragged off to court by the sensible music authority watchdogs (in the US at least).
Pretty amazing when you consider that, during this time, online music companies saw a growth in sales and new businesses were blooming. It probably says something about the situation when a few months down the line, the music industry turns its attention to these providers of cheaper music. The offering of cheap CDs, some of which were sourced from other countries, made those in the high end of the business see red, even though they themselves would be seeing some of the profit from the rise in sales for this growing industry.
So now here we are. The media has turned its attention elsewhere, with the occasional story of piracy overshadowed by the new wave of DVD Piracy and the harmful effects of games. Users of Napster have either joined the revolution of pay-to-download songs, still saving themselves money (and, presumably, the embarrassment of buying the Scissor Sisters album in the shops), while others have joined EMule, Sharaza and the like to continue their illicit music collection, maybe with the odd sideways glance out of the window, in case those flashing lights appear.
And so it goes. People still download songs for free, then probably go out and buy the albums anyway. Peoplesound gets more hits and new artists find it easier to get noticed and the music industry concentrates on those who feel like sharing their bulging 500GB hard drives of MP3s. Perhaps the people who’ve made the most from all of this, the ones that seem to be staying fairly quiet on the subject, are the sellers of MP3 players. The fact that this includes Sony and others involved in the music market can’t have escaped too many people’s attention…
Anyone who followed the media flurry at the time would be forgiven for thinking that the Music Industry were lucky to survive as the world took to downloading music without lining the pockets of the industry. Reported sales of CDs waned and PR people waved their hands in despair at the lack of single sales. The reality, as anyone who follows the music industry knows, is that single sales had been in decline for years and the early release of albums is more a marketing ploy than a cry of desperation. But what a great story it made, with many an industrious teenager being dragged off to court by the sensible music authority watchdogs (in the US at least).
Pretty amazing when you consider that, during this time, online music companies saw a growth in sales and new businesses were blooming. It probably says something about the situation when a few months down the line, the music industry turns its attention to these providers of cheaper music. The offering of cheap CDs, some of which were sourced from other countries, made those in the high end of the business see red, even though they themselves would be seeing some of the profit from the rise in sales for this growing industry.
So now here we are. The media has turned its attention elsewhere, with the occasional story of piracy overshadowed by the new wave of DVD Piracy and the harmful effects of games. Users of Napster have either joined the revolution of pay-to-download songs, still saving themselves money (and, presumably, the embarrassment of buying the Scissor Sisters album in the shops), while others have joined EMule, Sharaza and the like to continue their illicit music collection, maybe with the odd sideways glance out of the window, in case those flashing lights appear.
And so it goes. People still download songs for free, then probably go out and buy the albums anyway. Peoplesound gets more hits and new artists find it easier to get noticed and the music industry concentrates on those who feel like sharing their bulging 500GB hard drives of MP3s. Perhaps the people who’ve made the most from all of this, the ones that seem to be staying fairly quiet on the subject, are the sellers of MP3 players. The fact that this includes Sony and others involved in the music market can’t have escaped too many people’s attention…
Apparently 2 people in the entire country have been prosecuted.
Ooooooh I'M SCARED!
Ooooooh I'M SCARED!
Goatboy wrote:
> Ban these evil songs!!!!!!
> And it's proven that anybody that downloads a song has links to
> turrism and negro homosexuals who swim over from the moon to live for
> free in your shed.
Damn, well at least that explains why my spades keep disappearing...
> Ban these evil songs!!!!!!
> And it's proven that anybody that downloads a song has links to
> turrism and negro homosexuals who swim over from the moon to live for
> free in your shed.
Damn, well at least that explains why my spades keep disappearing...
Like Bullet has said, downloading music opens new avenues for people who are used to just hearing a limited range of songs.
Over the past 3 years or so I've managed to discover a whole range of bands which I wouldn't of even given a second look at in my local HMV.
I heard a quote from that lovable and fat Michael Moore the other day regarding downloading, he said something similar to the fact that if you lend a DVD/CD to a friend to watch or listen to, isn't it just the same as downloading? You might of paid for it, but your friend hasn't.
He said he didn't mind that happening. What he did mind is when people started selling his films on for profit.
Meh, I'll try and find the video of it..
Over the past 3 years or so I've managed to discover a whole range of bands which I wouldn't of even given a second look at in my local HMV.
I heard a quote from that lovable and fat Michael Moore the other day regarding downloading, he said something similar to the fact that if you lend a DVD/CD to a friend to watch or listen to, isn't it just the same as downloading? You might of paid for it, but your friend hasn't.
He said he didn't mind that happening. What he did mind is when people started selling his films on for profit.
Meh, I'll try and find the video of it..
Ban these evil songs!!!!!!
And it's proven that anybody that downloads a song has links to turrism and negro homosexuals who swim over from the moon to live for free in your shed.
And it's proven that anybody that downloads a song has links to turrism and negro homosexuals who swim over from the moon to live for free in your shed.
ßulle†† wrote:
> I admittedly don't buy singles. At all. I download a naughty track,
> if I like it I buy the album.
>
> This method has introduced me to many acts I wouldn't have looked
> twice at.
me too. this kind of fact gets lost in the mire of hysteria surrounding downloading. media types pleading a case about how bad it is that *pop star x* may soon be down to their last million and how everyone suffers when metallica don't get paid. downloading to try-before-you-buy is a great idea.
> I admittedly don't buy singles. At all. I download a naughty track,
> if I like it I buy the album.
>
> This method has introduced me to many acts I wouldn't have looked
> twice at.
me too. this kind of fact gets lost in the mire of hysteria surrounding downloading. media types pleading a case about how bad it is that *pop star x* may soon be down to their last million and how everyone suffers when metallica don't get paid. downloading to try-before-you-buy is a great idea.
Online legal music purchases rocketed up recently too.
I admittedly don't buy singles. At all. I download a naughty track, if I like it I buy the album.
This method has introduced me to many acts I wouldn't have looked twice at.
Illegal downloads can serve a positive purpose, it's just that nearly everyone abuses it. I know I'm in the wrong because I'm still beaking the law, but it was worth it because now my spectrum of genres has exploded.
I admittedly don't buy singles. At all. I download a naughty track, if I like it I buy the album.
This method has introduced me to many acts I wouldn't have looked twice at.
Illegal downloads can serve a positive purpose, it's just that nearly everyone abuses it. I know I'm in the wrong because I'm still beaking the law, but it was worth it because now my spectrum of genres has exploded.
Yes, and surprisingly no newspaper picked up this story. Obviously so many people have stopped downloading and gone out and bought albums. But wait, didn't they go up last year as well? Hm...
It means they sold more than the previous year.
Oh, wait ...
Oh, wait ...
The record industry enjoyed a bumper year for album sales. Explain that.
It's been a while since the world of PC users watched their windows for signs of flashing blue lights and frantic knocking at doors. So is it time to get complacent again and begin those ‘evil’ illegal downloads?
Anyone who followed the media flurry at the time would be forgiven for thinking that the Music Industry were lucky to survive as the world took to downloading music without lining the pockets of the industry. Reported sales of CDs waned and PR people waved their hands in despair at the lack of single sales. The reality, as anyone who follows the music industry knows, is that single sales had been in decline for years and the early release of albums is more a marketing ploy than a cry of desperation. But what a great story it made, with many an industrious teenager being dragged off to court by the sensible music authority watchdogs (in the US at least).
Pretty amazing when you consider that, during this time, online music companies saw a growth in sales and new businesses were blooming. It probably says something about the situation when a few months down the line, the music industry turns its attention to these providers of cheaper music. The offering of cheap CDs, some of which were sourced from other countries, made those in the high end of the business see red, even though they themselves would be seeing some of the profit from the rise in sales for this growing industry.
So now here we are. The media has turned its attention elsewhere, with the occasional story of piracy overshadowed by the new wave of DVD Piracy and the harmful effects of games. Users of Napster have either joined the revolution of pay-to-download songs, still saving themselves money (and, presumably, the embarrassment of buying the Scissor Sisters album in the shops), while others have joined EMule, Sharaza and the like to continue their illicit music collection, maybe with the odd sideways glance out of the window, in case those flashing lights appear.
And so it goes. People still download songs for free, then probably go out and buy the albums anyway. Peoplesound gets more hits and new artists find it easier to get noticed and the music industry concentrates on those who feel like sharing their bulging 500GB hard drives of MP3s. Perhaps the people who’ve made the most from all of this, the ones that seem to be staying fairly quiet on the subject, are the sellers of MP3 players. The fact that this includes Sony and others involved in the music market can’t have escaped too many people’s attention…
Anyone who followed the media flurry at the time would be forgiven for thinking that the Music Industry were lucky to survive as the world took to downloading music without lining the pockets of the industry. Reported sales of CDs waned and PR people waved their hands in despair at the lack of single sales. The reality, as anyone who follows the music industry knows, is that single sales had been in decline for years and the early release of albums is more a marketing ploy than a cry of desperation. But what a great story it made, with many an industrious teenager being dragged off to court by the sensible music authority watchdogs (in the US at least).
Pretty amazing when you consider that, during this time, online music companies saw a growth in sales and new businesses were blooming. It probably says something about the situation when a few months down the line, the music industry turns its attention to these providers of cheaper music. The offering of cheap CDs, some of which were sourced from other countries, made those in the high end of the business see red, even though they themselves would be seeing some of the profit from the rise in sales for this growing industry.
So now here we are. The media has turned its attention elsewhere, with the occasional story of piracy overshadowed by the new wave of DVD Piracy and the harmful effects of games. Users of Napster have either joined the revolution of pay-to-download songs, still saving themselves money (and, presumably, the embarrassment of buying the Scissor Sisters album in the shops), while others have joined EMule, Sharaza and the like to continue their illicit music collection, maybe with the odd sideways glance out of the window, in case those flashing lights appear.
And so it goes. People still download songs for free, then probably go out and buy the albums anyway. Peoplesound gets more hits and new artists find it easier to get noticed and the music industry concentrates on those who feel like sharing their bulging 500GB hard drives of MP3s. Perhaps the people who’ve made the most from all of this, the ones that seem to be staying fairly quiet on the subject, are the sellers of MP3 players. The fact that this includes Sony and others involved in the music market can’t have escaped too many people’s attention…