Paying someone to burn a CD off the internet.....

Originally posted by bigbran
So people aren't allowed to download songs?
And heres a question, do you, or have you ever downloaded any songs?

Illegal downloading is stealing, and people aren't allowed to do it, but they do it anyway. Stealing is lame.

Second question: The only things I've ever downloaded were single songs, and those WERE free, straight from the artist's sites. The only thing I download, or I should say used to download, were music videos, which you can't buy really, at least you couldn't then. I no longer do that because I all bands either have them on their sites, MySpaces or YouTube.

I have paid for every single piece of music I own currently, and that's a lot of music.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
So is shoplifting, do you condone that? Would you condone that if it was a store you had to run and live on the profits of? Do you believe a judge should accept: "I didn't have the cash, so I stole." as a credible reason?

I'm still waiting on that sense.

-AC

again, a bad analogy. shoplifting and burning cd's is like comparing apples and oranges.

You can compare apples and oranges... 😆

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
are you like a music artist or something? cuz you are taking this way too seriously. i only asked what the etiquitte was for something and you had to come in and start a whole debate on the moral standpoint of it.

again, a bad analogy. shoplifting and burning cd's is like comparing apples and oranges.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
again, a bad analogy. shoplifting and burning cd's is like comparing apples and oranges.

Apples and oranges can be compared

Both have seeds
Both are sweet
Both are grown on trees
OH! And they're both fruits

Originally posted by §P0oONY
You can compare apples and oranges... 😆

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
are you like a music artist or something? cuz you are taking this way too seriously. i only asked what the etiquitte was for something and you had to come in and start a whole debate on the moral standpoint of it.

again, a bad analogy. shoplifting and burning cd's is like comparing apples and oranges.

Shocking that someone who loves music would hate the musicians making it getting stolen from, huh? I know, it's just this little thing called respect, and not being a thieving scum. A notion lost on the world today, but yeah, that'll be it.

It's not a bad analogy, it's because you don't get analogies and appear to be a bit not-there in the old crain' chamber. You gave the horseshit excuse of low income, so I asked if you'd excuse shoplifting for low income. Would you?

-AC

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
what about mangos and peaches? 😕

I'm pretty sure you can compare any fruit.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Illegal downloading is stealing, and people aren't allowed to do it, but they do it anyway. Stealing is lame.

Second question: The only things I've ever downloaded were single songs, and those WERE free, straight from the artist's sites. The only thing I download, or I should say used to download, were music videos, which you can't buy really, at least you couldn't then. I no longer do that because I all bands either have them on their sites, MySpaces or YouTube.

I have paid for every single piece of music I own currently, and that's a lot of music.

-AC

How do we know this girl wasn't downloading the songs legally off of Napster? It would make this situation entirely different. You couldn't even consider RJ a thief if that was a case. AC's whole argument was formed off of an assumption.

Becuase downloading music legally is moronic, the whole point of buying music is to have a nice case and shit. 😛

Originally posted by §P0oONY
Becuase downloading music legally is moronic, the whole point of buying music is to have a nice case and shit. 😛

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Shocking that someone who loves music would hate the musicians making it getting stolen from, huh? I know, it's just this little thing called respect, and not being a thieving scum. A notion lost on the world today, but yeah, that'll be it.

It's not a bad analogy, it's because you don't get analogies and appear to be a bit not-there in the old crain' chamber. You gave the horseshit excuse of low income, so I asked if you'd excuse shoplifting for low income. Would you?

-AC

Yeah but that's more money down the drain and they're never as good.

Originally posted by bigbran
I go to Youtube too. I do have Shareaza though, but I don't download songs, or listen to music that much.
The point is, it's their, and your not going to stop people from doing it.

Originally posted by §P0oONY
Becuase downloading music legally is moronic, the whole point of buying music is to have a nice case and shit. 😛

Most CDs that you burn music onto comes with a jeweled case.

When I said "Nice case and shit", I meant the CD with it's art on, the booklet and CD cover art, not just the jeweled case.

again, what if you like only two or three songs on the cd? are you supposed to pay full price for a 12 song cd, but only listen to a couple of songs? thats crazy.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
so everyone in the world, including myself, who downloads music for free is thieving scum? is that what you are saying? cuz if it is, you just insulted probably about 10 to 20 million people.

1) I don't morally agree with any downloading of any sort, but...as long as the music is PAID for in the end, I have no major problem. I know people who download and then buy, I dislike it, but the music is getting paid for, so it's alright. If it's not getting paid for, then yes, scum.

2) Do I strike you as the kind of guy who cares if he insults people for calling them scum due to illegal downloading?

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
i do get analogies, its just when someone makes a bad one, i recognize it right away.
now you are insulting my intelligence. you seem to be the type of person that insults others in order to make him or herself feel good.
respect? you think that these artists have respect for you? you think they give a rats ass about you or your opinions? wake up, man.

I'm not insulting your intelligence, you're insulting your own by simply not getting it. If you dislike the analogy, fine, that doesn't make it a bad analogy, it works.

I don't care if the artists personally respect me or not, there are many bands I am a fan of, some of which I don't particularly like the members, but I love the music. It's called respect, so I pay them for it.

So I'll ask another time: Do you condone shoplifting due to low income?

-AC

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
again, what if you like only two or three songs on the cd? are you supposed to pay full price for a 12 song cd, but only listen to a couple of songs? thats crazy.