Re: [microsound] boris + sunn o))) collaboration

[Robert Arnold <warbaby@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well...

> i completely disagree. you're just looking for an excuse for your actions.
> i don't drive a porsche because i can't afford it (simple as that).

Copping a few tunes doesn't quite equate with stealing a Porsche. I 
drive a beat up '85 Dodge pickup, and that's just fine. It gets me 
there. Never been tempted to steal a Porsche. A '52 Jag XK120 maybe, 
but never a Porsche.

>  if
> everybody would think like you there would be no ADOBE very fast.

The "If Everybody..." argument has always been the refuge of the righteous.

> and it's
> so simple to argue that someone like mark knopfler and eric clapton anyway
> have enough money (so they sure won't mind).

Would you rather I make the argument more complicated?

> so basically you're saying that everybody that has more money then you do
> will not be supported in any way by you because your the poorer chap (or
> where do you put the line?)

Yep, that's pretty much the size of it.

R.

> Am 29.11.2006 20:33 Uhr schrieb "Robert Arnold" unter <warbaby@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> >  I certainly agree with you in principle, but sometimes principle has
> >  to take a back seat to poverty. I've had virtually no income for the
> >  past 6 months or so, and the music I download is not by struggling
> >  artists but by musicians who have more money than they know what to
> >  do with (the last time I downloaded it was stuff by Eric Clapton and
> >  Mark Knopfler). When I do have the funds to pay for CDs, that's when
> >  I buy stuff from musicians who need the money.
> >
> >  Same goes for software. I always pay for shareware by individual
> >  programmers for whom a few bucks matter, but Adobe won't go out of
> >  business if I get a boot of Photoshop, without which I can't do my
> >  own art. My ethics may be a bit slippery, but that's the way it is
> >  sometimes when you live on the fringes.
> >
> >  Sorry if my attitude offends anyone. I promise you that my principles
> >  will be higher as soon as I can afford them.
> >
> >  R.
> >
> >
> > >  Yes, but from what I understand, none of this money that goes to Allofmp3
> > >  goes to the artists.  I consider that a greater theft than just 
> > > trading good
> > >  tunes (since radio isn't doing its job nowadays).
> > >
> > >  ~Kyle
> > >
> > >  On 11/28/06, Robert Arnold <warbaby@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >  You can download the album for 2 bucks from AllOfMP3:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > http://music.allofmp3.com/r2/Sunn_0)/Altar_(With_Boris)/group_66770/album_2/
> > > >  albref_14/mcatalog.shtml
> > > >
> > > >  AllOfMP3 is a great resource for downloading music. They're located
> > > >  in Russia, so their downloads are really cheap (important
> > > >  consideration for us po' folk). I've been using them for a couple of
> > > >  years and have found them very reliable to deal with - no problem
> > > >  with credit cards through their payment site.
> > > >
> > > >  R.
>
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