tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12857827.post112344498410138445..comments2023-08-15T04:21:59.098-04:00Comments on arubberdoor: music politics sports etcetera: My unpopular view on piracySpencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00051976722593006477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12857827.post-1123605811650823902005-08-09T12:43:00.000-04:002005-08-09T12:43:00.000-04:00what frustrates me is i buy cds but then have to g...what frustrates me is i buy cds but then have to go download the music from a p2p in order to put it on my mp3 player cuz i'm not technologically inclined enough to figure out how to get past the anti-piracy software they're installing on cds these days.<BR/><BR/>but no, i don't feel bad when i download music. I own well over 500 cds and when i have the money i buy the cds of the artists i love. but for introducing me to new music and for finding those tracks that i would never actually buy the whole cd for, i hit limewire. i don't know why i don't see it as equal to stealing a car, or anyother piece of property, but i don't....will have to think about that.....suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04080418894779324914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12857827.post-1123600401871081062005-08-09T11:13:00.000-04:002005-08-09T11:13:00.000-04:00to the commenter: I too live in a house I can bare...to the commenter: I too live in a house I can barely afford, but I wouldn't use "other people are better off" as an excuse for stealing... if I was that disturbed I wouldn't want/buy/use the product.<BR/><BR/>to the writer: hey, I live in Conshy and work in the pharmaceutical industry, too. Was drawn to this site by another music fan on the Gomez message board. Small world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12857827.post-1123518216713959102005-08-08T12:23:00.000-04:002005-08-08T12:23:00.000-04:00First off a disclaimer - my post was really driven...First off a disclaimer - my post was really driven by one person, a casual music fan, I know that spends no money on music whatsoever - no cd's, concerts, etc, but has a ton of music on his ipod. If you have actually bought a cd in the past 3 years - it isn't about you.<BR/><BR/>The whole issue of the greed of the record industry and the related parasites is a whole separate issue. It's a fucking disgrace when I walk into Tower records or Barnes and Noble and a cd is $18.99. So I understand that the music industry is about the least sympathetic victim possible.<BR/><BR/>But honestly I could extend the feeling of something being too high priced to a lot of things - gasoline, the hybrid car I just test drove that costs $35K or $8K more than its gasoline version, new homes, etc, etc. I think the music industry is an easy target for our general disgust with high prices.<BR/><BR/>What I wonder is are we turning into a nation of thieves? What do you tell your kids when they ask where you got that copy of "Dukes of Hazzard"?<BR/><BR/>Your question is interesting. I think it's wrong - but you've already given your money to the studio - so I see it as less of a crime. Generally if I like something enough to keep it on my ipod, I'll keep the cd.Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051976722593006477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12857827.post-1123457685262780632005-08-07T19:34:00.000-04:002005-08-07T19:34:00.000-04:00Agreed. I don't know if it's how I was raised but ...Agreed. I don't know if it's how I was raised but I can't bring myself to download music from P2P networks. I just buy from iTunes.<BR/><BR/>Now...can you burn me a copy of Bob Mould's new album?<BR/><BR/>Kidding Spencer :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com