Ack! So I missed the Mythbusters episode... TV sucks without Tivo... : (
Anyway, on to the post!
I decided to pick up AFI's "I Heard a Voice" As I checked out, I realized that I do not formally own any AFI music. It turns out, I was listening to a copy of my friend's disk. I would have never bought this CD, if I had not listened to their music before. This brings up the conversation of a different side of piracy. I'll admit, piracy is probably hurting the artists' sales quite a bit. However, its not all bad for them. If their music is more readily available, people can discover it, and sales are going to result from that. It also has to do with a mutual respect and trust between artists and their listeners. If an artist releases good music that will play on every device, most honest people will have no problem paying for it. However, once they start encumbering it with DRM, some fans may begin to lose respect and download the music illegally.
And, by the way, AFI's "I Heard a Voice" is an awesome CD. It comes with 18 songs, so you'll definitely be getting your money's worth. ; )
2 comments:
True dat mayne.
piracy needs to be welcomed by the music industry or the industry is going to spend so much money trying to prevent the inevitable. computers and internet are an unstoppable force now and will be even more powerful in the future. its like trying to stop the end of the world.
artists sales arent being hurt by piracy. its actually RECORD LABEL sales that are being hurt... unless the artist releases, presses, and owns the rights to his/her own music.
being a musician, i know for a fact that artists make more money from shows and merchandise sales over record sales.
for example, a cd costs around 3-4 dollars to make. a record company sells the cd for 5-10 dollars to a retailer. retailers then sell the cd for 10-15 dollars. how much does the artist make? about nothing.
depending on the popularity of the artist at a show, they could be making anywhere from 100-5000 dollars per show (usually its around 100 ish). for every shirt they sell AT A SHOW they probably make 3-5 dollars. for every cd they sell AT A SHOW they probably make 1-2 dollars.
i agree with your point that piracy is part of a mutual bond between the listener and artist. part of the beauty of piracy is the ability to share music so easily.
with all my stupid ranting... im just saying go to a show and support bands that need support. dont go to hot topic and buy one of their shirts, it doesnt support the band
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