i can almost see what you're saying, but honestly, most of the people that
are worried about mp3 distribution (like ninja tune and smaller labels
like that) really do rely on record sales for income. and i don't think
there's anything wrong with that, nor do i think it compromises the
musical integrity of the releases.
i'm guessing that you have other sources of income so you're obviously not
worried about people getting your mp3s. in fact, you make them readily
available. but do you think it's right for someone to download amon
tobin's new album when amon really wasn't approving/intending for that to
happen?
with metallica, things are a little bit different. they've basically
turned their backs on how they started out, etc... plus a gazillion people
buy their shit anyway. am i saying it's cool to rip off metallica just
because they're bigger? sort of. and obviouly that makes me look like a
hypocrite. but then, i don't like metallica's music anymore, and
regardless of what they might try to make people think, they aren't going
to lose any money over a few hundred thousand mp3s. most of those people
probably own the albums anyway.
but if people just rip off the smaller labels left and right and the
smaller label doesn't sell shit because of this, the smaller label goes
out of business. and there goes the good music, cause those guys aren't
going to be able to afford to put out really good stuff (for free) *and*
have a job for 40 hours a week just to make a living.
look at it this way - would you steal from someone you love? when you
steal (or download or whatever you want to call it) your favorite artists'
tracks on mp3 with no intent of ever buying the actual product, that's
what you're doing.
alan!
oh, and miles davis was very much concerned with his music being popular.
and it sure as hell didn't take away from anything...
On Thu, 18 May 2000, atomly wrote:
quoted 37 lines On Thu, May 18, 2000 at 12:00:22PM -0500, Twine sound wrote:
> On Thu, May 18, 2000 at 12:00:22PM -0500, Twine sound wrote:
> > The scale isn't thw point. It's the same concept. I think that it's great
> > that art is proliferating into the masses. If you want to be selfish with
> > your art, I feel sorry for you.
>
> Yea, I'm definitely with Chad here. I get quite sick of people sitting
> around and talking about how its "all about the music" for them and then
> jumping on anybody who has their MP3s.
>
> If all you want to do is make your art for personal expression and hope that
> a few people like it, then MP3 is the format of choice. And I thought
> that this was what music is all about. If you're sitting around worrying
> about record sales you're not making music for the right reasons and
> you're probably not making very good music. Anybody who is worried
> about how many copies something is going to sell after they release it
> is most likely concerned about the same thing while making it and we all
> know what music that's made with the goal of being popular sounds like.
>
> I personally love sharing my music with other people- I love when somebody
> downloads my MP3s and sends me an e-mail that they like it. But if
> nobody in the entire world liked my music I'd still be making it. I
> make my music for myself first and foremost.
>
> Anyway, I just woke up and I'm kind of rambling, but I think this makes sense.
>
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