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From:
EggyToast
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Date:
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 19:19:10 -0500
Subject:
Re: [idm] indie ethics
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At 03:19 PM 3/11/2003 -0800, you wrote:
quoted 12 lines so what? if i download every album ever released, it still affects> > so what? if i download every album ever released, it still affects > > noone's bottom line. i buy what i can afford and the number of mp3z i > > download doesnt impact that at all > >that may be true for you. >but there are many people out there that don't buy music BECAUSE they're >able to "get it" for free >online. if you're low on money, you cut corners. if you can stop >buying music, and still be able >to listen to it (or even download it, then burn it to disc), then you'd >rather stop buying cds than >not pay your bills. this mentality is quite common these days.
So, err, you're saying artists would rather not have their music listened to by poor people? ;) derek --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org