on 11/3/03 9:58 pm the person going by the name EggyToast at
eggy@eggtastic.com spake :
quoted 18 lines c said:> c said:
>> lets see. an artist makes a record. a record company makes a product.
>> sells that product to a consumer. the artist then (illegally) copies
>> it. posts it on the net. web surfer downloads it and burns a copy.
>>
>> two copies, same record. one was paid for, the other was not. how is
>> that any different than the downloader walking into the store and
>> taking a copy ?
>>
>
> How much did the label spend on that CD-r compared to the physical CD? The
> retailer for the whole package? How much did that cover art costs to
> produce? The jewel case?
>
> in the example of someone buying the actual CD, everyone is making money
> (except the consumer). In the case of the stolen retail CD, everyone is
> losing money (except the consumer). In the case of MP3, no one is *losing*
> money (including the consumer).
Funny, it costs money when people download from my server. Money goes to the
Telcos... It costs the record label or producer time or money to set up a
website [a varying amount depending on effort]. However it costs
considerably _less_ money than traditional distribution methods, may be more
environmentally friendly than traditional production and distribution and
has the power to put the producer and the consumer onto a more even footing
in the reward/consumption balancing act.
It's not theft if the label want to give it away, but it does cost money.
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