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Originally Posted by kane
First off, with the radio, they almost never play the full album. They play a few singles and nothing more. Growing up I recorded my favorites songs off the radio too. And if I wanted the rest of the album I had to go buy it because they didn't play it on the radio. That has changed to a certain degree now with sites like grooveshark etc. You are correct, you don't own the music when you buy it, but you have the right to listen to it as much as you want for the rest of your life. When you listen to it, you consume it. With art you can consume it over and over again and again and it is still there for you to enjoy. With a big mac you can only consume it once.
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so how about other art then ? like paintings ..why is not illegal for google images to have photos of paintings ? I can enjoy any famoust painting I want .. print it out on high quality paper and hang it up in a frame in my living room .. all 100% legal ..
and euhm ? "rest of your life" ? you mean untill they change formats ?
if I own a casette with music I now want to put on my ipod .. can I go to the record company and ask them for a free download after I have proven that I have bought it ? NO you can not ..
not that I have actually tried, but I doubt any record company is giving out this lifetime guarantee .. once the format you bought the music in becomes obsolute they want you to buy a new copy in the new format
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Originally Posted by kane
Are concert revenues at an all time high? I'm not so sure of that. I read every day about artists canceling shows. There was a story just the other day that Britney Spear's promotion team is selling tickets dirt cheap and giving them away so that she doesn't play to buildings that are only 75% full.
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well, nobody wants to go to her concert .. I bet that gets reflected in the amount of "illegal" downloads there are for her music .. nobody is listening to her crap anymore .. so yeah nobody is buying concert tickets for her shows
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Originally Posted by kane
Sure. there is a lot of money for good, popular bands to make money on the road.
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thanks for proving my point
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Originally Posted by kane
But why should they be forced to do that for the rest of their lives? That is not an easy existence. You are away from family and friends for extended periods of time and in a different city every day. It isn't nearly as glamorous as it seems.
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lol why should a factory worker be forced to work for the rest of his life ? life can be tough , deal with it ; .. if you choose to become an artist because you can't be bothered to get a real job then that is your problem .. no sympathy here
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Originally Posted by kane
You have the option not to buy the much. As you said with Spotify and Grooveshark you can listen for free. Nobody is forcing you to buy the download of the song or buy the CD. But if you do, I think the artist should get a cut of the profit. If the artist isn't worthy of a cut of the profit than who is?
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sure he can get a cut from sales, thats not the argument here, but if you want to go there, how about the record companys themselves? they are the real thieves ripping of artists with bad deals ... to some research on that .. and see what kind of money the record company makes compared to the artists
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Originally Posted by kane
Here is what I mean, but failed to say correct. The guy that created the big mac cashed checks for decades from big mac sales even though he personally was not making the big macs. The same with the chef. He created the recipes, the restaurant is using them and he is getting paid for it even though he personally isn't in the kitchen cooking.
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I doubt Jim Delligatti is still cashing checks on every Big Mac sold.. have any proof to back that up ?
but even if he is , wich I doubt, they are actually selling a real product .;