so i broke down and actually wrote this one my self.
Illegal Filesharing is good for the music industry
People try to argue this point all the time, that filesharing is a good thing, but do a terribly shitty job of it. I'm going to take a stab at doing an only marginally shitty job at it.
The main argument against sharing music is, of course, the fact that artists and the RIAA aren't getting paid for the albums. Let's use Slipknot as an example here. Let's say that I hypothetically downloaded all three (For the Slipknot fans: I'm not including MFKR because that was really more of an EP) of their albums, and we'll assume each CD is about 15 dollars. The money they lose totals to:
Slipknot (self titled) - $15.00
Iowa - $15.00
Subliminal Verses - $15.00
GRAND TOTAL: - $45.00
Had I not downloaded their CDs, I might never have found out that I really like them. I, like many people, don't like to spend money on things there's a chance I'm not going enjoy and might not use. This includes music I'm not sure I'll listen to regularly. So far, even if I bought all my CDs legally, that's still 45 dollars they probably would never see because I never would have heard their music. After listening to all of their albums, I decided I wanted to see them in concert. The price of the concert ticket was about 45 dollars, the cost of all three CDs. At the concert, I bought 4 t-shirts (at 25 dollars each). Let's see how much money I spent on this concert:
Ticket - $45.00
T-Shirt - $25.00
T-Shirt - $25.00
T-Shirt - $25.00
T-Shirt - $25.00
GRAND TOTAL: $145.00
So far, I've spent $145 on that band. That's $145 I never would have spent on them had I not illegally downloaded one of their CDs to get me interested in them in the first place. Let's assume that each time I download a CD without paying for it, the band loses money. Now let's look at how much money I've given and taken from the band:
Ticket + $45.00
T-Shirt +$25.00
T-Shirt +$25.00
T-Shirt +$25.00
T-Shirt +$25.00
Slipknot (self titled) -$15.00
Iowa -$15.00
Subliminal Verses -$15.00
GRAND TOTAL: +$100.00
So if it wasn't for "illegal" filesharing, there's $145 I never would have spent. Deduct the stuff I "stole" and that's still $100 more that the band never would have seen had I not committed this crime.
They're coming back here again in two months and I fully intend on going to that, so there's another minimum of 45 dollars I'll be spending on the band, bringing the new total up to 190 dollars. Deduct what I "stole" and that's still 145 dollars the band never would have seen. I'm sure the band wouldn't mind trading in 45 dollars and getting 190 in return
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SINCE the Supreme Court (USA) decision I have stopped. The decision and law has passed.
The I-Pod has saved the music industry. It's even made life more profitable to the artists. They no longer have to cut albums or now cds that consist of over 10 or more songs. The result is that they make more money for their hits. So a group that produces a flash in the pan like "Who Let The Dogs Out" will make more money on the one hit wonder since they are paid on the one hit.
Before, a group only made money on touring, not on record/cd sales.
Now, you can get arrested and fined by the music industry in the tens of thousands of dollars....Is the download worth it?
Walmart has downloads that will play directly onto your PC based system without any conversion for 88 cents, and you can sample the song ahead of time. Not enough time? There is still the radio!
(This comment was modified on Oct 29, 2006 01:01 AM)
People will forget what you did.
But people will never forget how you made them feel.