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Post by Basse on Jan 2, 2008 11:19:34 GMT
Timke to go off from AoK questions once more.
Whatever you choise you take, please elaborate your answer.
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Post by Von on Jan 2, 2008 12:47:04 GMT
Well obvioulsly in many countries downloading music is illegal, therefore I'd say wrong. This is because many people download whole albumns instead of purchasing the CD and thus they deny the artist of the profits that are rightfully theirs (aka stealing). I'll confess that I do download using Limewire. However usually this is only so that I can sample the music to see if I actually like it (what's the point of buying a CD that I'm never going to listen to?). Personally I vastly prefer the acutal product to something that is downloaded. It just feels better to know that you own it and to enjoy that which you have in it's full quality. Also, I think that it's ok to download music that is already in the public domain, and I'm often after music that is rare, or no longer produced which is often hard to find. I don't download any modern 'music' because I'm not interested. I say it's okay in certain matters.
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Post by Basse on Jan 2, 2008 13:36:54 GMT
I say the same. The music I listen to is utterly hard to find in stores and therefor I download much of it. If I found a store that sold music I liked, to a normal price, I'd certainly buy the CDs, to have the 'real thing' Only once have I found a CD with musical scores, and that was in Berlin; the Pirates of the Caribbean theme. All in german, and with a very high price for such an old CD
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Post by Von on Jan 3, 2008 0:35:29 GMT
I think about half of the scores that I own I've purchased from stores. The other half I've bought from eBay. It's not a bad place to go looking and you're fairly likely to find what you're after. It's good for me because, often CD's aren't released in Australia and it's really the only place where I can find much of what I'm after at a decent price. Sometimes you have to be patient to find the right deal though.
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Post by Julius CMXCIX on Jan 3, 2008 14:13:20 GMT
This is not an issue that has ever affected me. All my music came from CDs that were bought legally.
So I don't really know enough about it to pass judgement, although my instinct is that to knowingly break a law is wrong. If that has any relevance.
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Post by jon. on Jan 3, 2008 22:36:43 GMT
Illegally downloading music is wrong. But, there are exceptions. For example, there are a lot of really old video game soundtracks and sounds that I really enjoy (for AoK or just pleasure). However, these games are in cartradges, which means I cannot extract the music by easy-means. It's much easier for me to download it, as long as I have the original game.
Another note: I honestly hate today's pop and rap music.
Another note: I have never bought a CD in my life.
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Post by Andan on Jan 4, 2008 7:30:23 GMT
As long as you're downloading something that is eligible, then I guess it's right.
Downloading or p2p file sharing thing such as mp3s is wrong. Like what Von said, people tend to download them instead of purchasing the CD. This really hurts the artist, especially independent artists, by making them gain less profit. Being in a band under the indie scene, I'm highly against it.
I don't know if this phenomenon also occurs in your countries, but in mine, the sales of legal CDs and DVDs is currently having a downward sloping. If you visit the local music stores, it's almost as left-behind and as desolate as a graveyard. People don't buy CDs no more. Instead, they purchase pirated mp3 CDs, which is becoming quite a profitable commodity nowadays. Such a forsaken sight, if you ask me. How about in yours?
Ah, you really speak my mind, I see! Suikoden II and Chrono Cross are my main objects. My most favorite RPG in high school times. Listening to the soundtracks is just so nostalgic!
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