Wow. You took that pretty personally didn't you? If you don't like my opinion, why did you ask? Millions of consumers are d/l music online. I am willing to bet that if people could vote during the next major election to see if d/l'ing mp3's would be legal, it would pass by a huge margin.
Let's tear this down. Bit by bit.
Here's why I would leave: Because I don't fell like hanging with the fools that pick-pocket me.
Good luck finding a forum that is 100% pro RIAA, 100% anti file sharing. And how are we pick-pocketing you? If your a musician, I'm sure your not a major one that is effected by this. If your a record exec, screw you. People call lawyers the leaches of the earth, I disagree. A&R reps are. They leach as much money as they can off of other people's talent.
Is it right? Well, lets see... no. Why not? Because it's stealing. That's how simple it is. Regardless of what goes on with the people who get the money, it's still stealing and that's the end of it.
By who's law are you speaking of? Who am I stealing from? Am I taking a tangable item that is part of someone's inventory? Nope. Would someone have bought that item that I am taking? Nope. Am I taking money out of the artist's pocket? Nope. I wouldn't have bought it anyway at $16 a disk. Would I drop $16 on a band that I have never heard of? Or only heard one song on the radio? Nope. Would I spend $30 on a concert ticket to go see somebody that I have only heard 1 song on the radio? Nope. Tell me, where does a band make more money? From the sale of one ticket or one CD? Tell me which you think they'll be happier to sell? I steal from nobody. The bum taking your hub caps when your parked at that red light. That's stealing. Me transfering a song from my neighbors computer to mine? I don't think so. Is recording a show off of the TV stealing? You didn't buy it. Chances are you'll skip right over the ads that pay for the show.
It would be different if the bands that made the music wanted to just give all their songs away... then it would be legal. But these two things are totally different. What you want and what the band want's are two different things because the idiot bands are smart enough to know that money doesn't just come from nowhere.
Keep in mind that most bands don't have a say so. They sign contracts that they can't understand. Then the record companies own them for the next 5 albums. The band is just happy being signed. Being able to live the dream. Do your homework. Find out how much a newly signed band makes from the sale of a CD. Hell, bands like Metallica make less then $1 from a CD. Tell me who's stealing now.
Here's a guy that thinks South-Park is a good sorce to site. Hmmm.. well I don't watch south-park and I couldn't care less what the little cartoon guy said.
If you have watched this "cartoon", then you would know there are heavy political and social undertones to they're show. And underneeth all the fart jokes a point is being made.
Spot-light's on you dude. Not the RIAA. Because even if what they do is wrong, I still count what you do even worse. So don't go pointing fingers at the RIAA... you stole the stuff, not them.
That's the funniest thing I've read all day. That RIAA are all around decent guys. My bad. Let's sue the entire planet for millions each insted of adapt to the changing economic climate. Loosen the tie and take a good look at what you stand for. Musicians don't play music for the money. There has been music way before there has been a record lable to exploit them. Did Bethoven play for the money? Being a musician myself, I'd just be happy with the fact that people are enjoying my talent. I'd make money off of the concert tickets. Becuase I'll make a hell of a lot more that way then through CD sales.
And don't start a thread then bash the people that reply to it.
