Well its hard to resist when you can get almost any song in less then a few minutes. I have around 62 songs downloaded for free.
The reason people do it is not because its free its very very fast and efficient.
Now with all these Mp3 players it actually has gotten much easier for people to listen to thier music which they got for free. Before you had to copy it on to a disc now its just transfer it to a mp3 player.
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Actually makes me feel physically sick that some people would easily steal 30gb of someone's work.-AC
You must throw up alot. I think there are 60G Ipods that people fill up.
You're right, though. That would be thievery on my part, and a crook I am not. I'd would, after all, hate for someone to steal my art. Therefore, I will not go into any site and steal music. And I personally and formally renounce this thread.
Originally posted by manny321
Well its hard to resist when you can get almost any song in less then a few minutes. I have around 62 songs downloaded for free.
The reason people do it is not because its free its very very fast and efficient.Now with all these Mp3 players it actually has gotten much easier for people to listen to thier music which they got for free. Before you had to copy it on to a disc now its just transfer it to a mp3 player.
It's not hard to resist is it?
"I could download all this stuff for free and rip people off....but I won't."
End.
I have a full iPod. I've paid for everything on it. As for saying "It's not gonna affect them at all so who cares?" I bet the guy who dropped the first piece of litter said the same thing.
It's not a matter of whether they're already wealthy or not.
-AC
Re: Which is the best site to download free music.
Originally posted by FistOfThe North
Just got a Video Ipod from sis as a college-grad present. Blk/30g. I wanna fill it up.
Best way is to buy it. Particularly since the FBI as well as the Record/Media companies are cracking down on sharing pirated MP3's Divx..digital media/etc. A lot of the media companies are actually posing as "file sharing" services etc to catch people. I think you can get about a 1000 dollar fine now here in the states and possible jail time.
there is a flip side to the argument...many artists use file sharing as a means to get themselves heard...on the slim chance that they do have commercial success partly on the back of the file sharing networks then where do they stand when people start downloading their stuff rather than paying for it?
Thats way i download because i am in Canada the courts actually have supported Filesharing.
In my opinion the internet is to big to stop it. PLus you think i am bad atleast i have quite a few CD i bought and still watch movie at theaters and buy proper DVDs and games. At my high school there are some serious pirates. They are the ones messing up the industry.
Nothing wrong with sharing one's personal created media via file sharing..the law pretty much is just against those who share copyrighted material. So if an individual owns/created the media, it isn't against the law for them to share it. Soo anyway..Mass sharing of copyrighted material..that one did not create/own..is against the law.
Originally posted by jaden101
there is a flip side to the argument...many artists use file sharing as a means to get themselves heard...on the slim chance that they do have commercial success partly on the back of the file sharing networks then where do they stand when people start downloading their stuff rather than paying for it?
Using the net to advertise doesn't mean you're automatically giving people the green light to download your stuff.
In the event that some bands or artist do not care, that's their choice. Doesn't mean it's not wrong to do it or that they are saying they prefer it.
It's not ok to do that.
If one person owns the music and says "Fine, treat my art like free currency" it's their own problem. They can't expect it to change when they don't like it.
Artists who generally say "I don't care as long as people hear me" are artists who are struggling to get big, failing to realise that when they do get big, they need to money to maintain their careers.
Either way, there's not credible flipside to the argument.
-AC
So your mentality is "Why pay for what you can get for free?"
In that case, why do you not go into stores and steal? Oh yes, because you'd get caught. It's still stealing, it's just harder to crack down on.
iTunes have most things, while we're on the record. The odd band is missing, but that's a bit minute considering they have nearly every genre and subgenre you could possibly want.
If you want something, you should pay for it. Unless it's legally free.
-AC
What kind of retard would buy a 60 GB Ipod?
Averages for videos: 12 mb, averages for MP3's: 3 mb. Gigabyte is 1024 megabytes.
You can fit:
20480 songs (On average an album is 20 songs: You'd need 1024 albums to fill it up).
OR
5120 Videos.
How the hell are you going to get all of that. I pity the retard that buys one.