Re: [microsound] AllofMP3.com theft trading was: Russian agrees to shut it down

["p. hendricks" <ph@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/29/06 3:57 PM, "Skip Acuff" <SAcuff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

first if you guys are gonna fight CHANGE THE SUBJECT to fit the topic.

>  
> http://news.com.com/Russia+agrees+to+shut+down+Allofmp3.com/2100-1027_3-
> 6139350.html


finally, yeah, saw a blurb on boing this morning.
Do support this this is theft! they are taking your money and more of the
artists. allofmp3 is stealing no matter how you look at it they are the
scum, they are profiting of artists, where the artist receives nothing. you
are scum to support them at all.

the free trading of mp3s is another issue. it's more like tape trading, on a
larger scale. But it's a really great way to find out about things and a no
risk way to see if you like, especially for non-major artists.

personally, it's wasteful and I can't afford to buy every CD released that i
want, any advice one how to store thousands in jewel cases?)
So i download a lot, and what i like I buy, if I can find it. And when I buy
something, without having listened first and it's craps... well, that sucks,
waste of time and money.
If it's a worthy album, i'll buy it.
I've bought most of my discs in the last couple years based on hearing them
first, and thankfully avoided many others.

A side note, mp3s bought or shared don't any value either, many CD's and
Vinyl i've bought in the past now sell for hundreds of dollars. You have
nothing with mp3s, not even a quality example, to me this is NOT stealing--
UNLESS YOU TRY AND SELL IT TO IDIOTS like allofmp3.
Mp3s still sound like crap especially for any exciting music.

As an artist, I encourage those to rip and share my discs. That's the best
of find out about new artists.

just my opinion.
-phil



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