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From:
Josh Steiner
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Date:
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:12:14 -0800
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Re: [idm] indie ethics
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kiya "i am a copier" babzani wrote:
quoted 15 lines ----- Original Message ----->----- Original Message ----- >From: Scott Sinfield <portal@freeuk.com> > > > >>Honestly, how many bands that are discussed on this list are effected by >>"pirating"? Not many, I'd imagine. >> >> > >huh? >you nuts? >you know how many people i know that download complete albums as mp3s from idm artists on every >label from planet-u to warp to plug research and never buy a damn thing? a lot. >
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. thereis a compelling argument that in fact it strengthens many artists bottom line since i dont randomly buy cd's of music i dont already know anymore (having been burned too many tiems by crappy "product") ... i can't even count how many albums i've bought purely because i downloaded *gasp* whole albums from slsk. i am not alone.
quoted 4 lines i personally don't download shit, i buy everything, but i've always been like th>i personally don't download shit, i buy everything, but i've always been like that.... >i also would rather wait to buy a release than to download it two months early as an mp3, but that's >a different story... >
cool, more power to ya :)
quoted 11 lines -kiya> >-kiya >iamacopierltd. > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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