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If I've never heard a song before, there's a 0% I'm buying it. So I'm actually increasing their chances of me actually buying their record.

Maybe at first, but after a while you just stop giving a shit.

Because all money is actually debt taken from the National Reserve, idiot.
CDs aren't important and it only leads to more shit in our country if you're an amerifag.

>>5196251
You rang?

The face of the pirate looks aweful like trollface.jpg

>>5196259
Agreed.

I always download albums first, then if I like it, I pay for it.

>>5196262
Sure is zeitgeist in here.

Moralfags don't know artists make almost nothing from album sales, if you want to support someone go see him live. And if you absolutely want to buy a CD of said artists, you should still go see them live. Buy a CD while you're there, it's cheaper and the artist gets more.

Yeah, but you wouldn't steal a car.
And you wouldn't steal a baby.
And you wouldn't shoot a policeman.
And you wouldn't shoot a policeman, shit in his hat, then mail it back to his widow.

So what makes spreading culture like was done in the Renaissance and folk music OK?

The quick answer is No.

The long answer is No.

>>5196282
IT Crowd?

>>5196272
It's common knowledge.

BECAUSE BANDS DON'T MAKE MONEY OFF OF ALBUMS.

THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE, LABELS TAKE LITERALLY ALL THE FUCKING MONEY. GO SEE THEM LIVE AND BUY A SHIRT IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT THE BAND.

FFS

I'm too poor and third world to buy music. So no I don't feel bad. What else am I supposed to do,

Because piracy is expected in today's musical climate. If you get into it without thinking "hmm... I love music but not for money. I can deal with piracy" then you aren't fit to make music in the first place. Besides, with the coming armageddon in 2012 the internet will cease to exist and music will go back to a primal state. Enjoy your logcore guys.

>>5196274
yo they may make close to nothing from record sales but it's still better than nothing at all.

bottom line is if you would have bought a record instead of downloading it, you're ripping the artist off. i pirate as much as the next guy, but there's really no way around this, however much cognitive dissonance you wanna use to deal with this uncomfortable truth

>>5196322
but this is true. unfair as it is, piracy is inevitable and musicians are gonna have to adapt.

I buy music. I did pirate as a poor teenager though.

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>>5196302
>literally take all the moeny
no they fucking don't. learn what "literally" means before you go off on your cruise-control rage, faggot.

they do take a lot though, but they DID finance the recording on the album and a lot of the band's equipment, not to mention handling distribution & promotion.

>>5196317
kill yourself?

>>5196259
Why not just listen to the artist on Youtube, etc., and then if you like what you hear, buy the CD for the opportunity to hear the rest of the tracks?

the internet made the compact disc obsolete and freed music. we should be rejoicing, not feeling bad.

remember how someone made this thread twelve hours ago

>>5196708
>implying everyone browses /mu/ 12 hours a day like the resident loser tripfag

>>5196906
: )

>>5196259
it's exactly as simple as that.

i buy music because i care enough to have the physical copy in my collection, my stereo is not meant for digital means

i never pirate, i always find my most interesting music through purchases. independent record stores are the best. cheap cds and vinyl, and i don't mind paying money to listen to my music. it's a lot more interesting than seeing some shit movie that everyone says "you gotta see".

my end argument is that i buy music because i have a taste that allows me to do so responsibly. i scoff at piratefags and dismiss them as having a poor taste in music -- that or less love for music than i do

I do, hence why I buy all my music.

I honestly think that music should be free. I don't think that anything good has ever come from commercializing any art form. Yes, it's naive and idealistic to think this, but it also allows me to justify stealing.

No, because of this: >>5196259

I buy them if I really like them and I have the money.

>>5197489
> less taste because we don't waste money on a whim and a neat-sounding track list

Dear fucking god.

>>5196229
most of the money goes to the record label, not the artist.

not at a lot of indie record labels

>>5197531
yes but artists still receive some money, it's better than nothing

plus record labels aren't a fucking bad thing. sure, the major labels are dicks but the concept isn't inherently bad. they're the ones that provide the cash to make albums sound decent and not like they were recorded in a basement.

I pirate because I'm lazy and cheap

Fuck you guys who think they're doing something by pirating

>>5197564
Basement recordings these days can sound just as good as a professional record.

>>5197571
sometimes. and equipment to do it properly does cost money too.

usually the band tries to self-produce and doesn't know what the fuck they're doing. good for demos, shit for albums.

You're not taking money from the artists just the record labels.

>>5197603
fuck stop saying this. it's so dumb.

Why get a cd? These days, it's no longer about sound quality, unless you use something way ghetto, like [shudder] limewire. Seriously, someone tell me the positive side of cds. Is it for the artwork? I understand that it can be cool to physically 'have' the cd, but, since we're on moral arguments, cds pollute. Sure, not a whole lot, just the case, cd, booklet, box if you buy online which many people do, etc. It might not seem like a lot, but every i dunno, one in twenty people (in the word) has a cd collection. Also, the kind of plastic cds are made out of deteriorates extremely slowly (a lot slower than normal plastic).
Downloading cds does not make you a morally corrupt person, it simply means you feel that your money is better spent on things you need to spend money on.
Don't give me that 'starving artist needs your money' bullshit. Or that 'you're robbing your favorite bands!' That's fucking stupid. Yes, they are annoyed they're not getting more $, but they should realize, as some artists do, that cds are becoming obsolete. If you feel like supporting someone, buy a t shirt, and wear it, to show that support. Or spend money on gas and a concert ticket to go see them live. And don't think you have to give them money, either. There are a ridiculous amount of deserving charities in the world. The money that reaches the artist after passing through the middle mans, that would be enough to buy them, say a 6 pack of beer or two, would be enough to buy, like a goat or cow for a starving village. Or, alternatively, a lot of beer for yourself.
But, hey, if you enjoy your cd collection, I completely understand - they can be a lot more enjoyable than just downloading. I guess it depends on your mindset.

TL;DR: Don't be so fucking lazy. Read it.

>>5197916
i read and appreciate your argument, anon

a CD should only cost 3 dollars, big companies are taking most of the money and artists are getting close to nothing. They also own all the copyrights on the music. Really I'm like robinhood by not paying for music. I'm doing my part to force the music industry to revolutionize and go to how it should be.