That`s a toughie. Let me think about it and I`ll get back to you with a comment.
Tyler Ingram
· 1 year ago
File sharing will be around forever. It has been around ever since people have been able to make two computers talk to each other and it isn't going anywhere.
I personally don't like things like Napster (though I did before it became mainstream and the mass population ruined it), iTunes etc. If i am paying money for a song, why can I only get the song at 128k quality or less??
If I am paying for it at least let me get the 320k (roughly cd quality) of the song and I would be perhaps WAY more inclined to use such online services.
I received an iTunes gift card December of 2006 and I still have a balance left on it because I don't like the 128k quality nor do I like the fact its encoded in an encrypted MP3 (AAC/mp4) sort of method.
File sharing is like borrowing a cd from a friend and never returning it....I've lost many cds that way. :shock:
Is it stealing? Yes. But, in this generation I'm inclined to think that most don't consult their conscience before they click download....we figure nobody sees it anyway. In most cases of theft it's clear - It's mine, I paid for it, you took it from me and didn't pay - that's stealing. In filesharing...who knows if someone paid for it- who actually knows all the people who they're exchanging music with? The logic behind it all is someone bought it and they're allowing me to check it out. Should you pay for it? Yes. But will you pay for it is the bigger issue and really a lot of this stuff that comes out there are 3 good songs out of 13. So there's another issue the RIAA should look into- the quality of their product. I don't mind paying for a quality product.
Pyrogenic
· 1 year ago
There is also an increasingly amount of music search engines popping up on the net: Absolutely Free MP3 Downloads being one of them. It isnt just p2p it is people hosting music on the net inside open ftps that can be grabbed.
Now just imagine trying to track down ALL open FTP's with music sitting in them. It is damn near impossible.
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I personally don't like things like Napster (though I did before it became mainstream and the mass population ruined it), iTunes etc. If i am paying money for a song, why can I only get the song at 128k quality or less??
If I am paying for it at least let me get the 320k (roughly cd quality) of the song and I would be perhaps WAY more inclined to use such online services.
I received an iTunes gift card December of 2006 and I still have a balance left on it because I don't like the 128k quality nor do I like the fact its encoded in an encrypted MP3 (AAC/mp4) sort of method.
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Is it stealing? Yes. But, in this generation I'm inclined to think that most don't consult their conscience before they click download....we figure nobody sees it anyway. In most cases of theft it's clear - It's mine, I paid for it, you took it from me and didn't pay - that's stealing. In filesharing...who knows if someone paid for it- who actually knows all the people who they're exchanging music with? The logic behind it all is someone bought it and they're allowing me to check it out. Should you pay for it? Yes. But will you pay for it is the bigger issue and really a lot of this stuff that comes out there are 3 good songs out of 13. So there's another issue the RIAA should look into- the quality of their product. I don't mind paying for a quality product.
Now just imagine trying to track down ALL open FTP's with music sitting in them. It is damn near impossible.