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RIAA Wins $1.92 Million In File-Sharing Lawsuit
Tom:
--- Quote from: fish across face on 21 Jun 2009, 17:55 ---Heh, when I was at high school I used to borrow CDs for free from my local library and tape the fuck out of them. I totally get that.
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But I'm into bands like Animal Collective, Codeine and Tortoise. My local library, or in any library in Sydney for that matter wouldn't ever have that in stock.
fish across face:
Oh my point was that I made my own copies of music I wanted when I couldn't afford to buy it. The means were different, but I get why people do it.
--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 21 Jun 2009, 20:07 ---Think of it this way. Like Alex said, artists only get maybe a buck or two here and there for the sales of the actual albums, depending on the contract they signed.
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All contracts I've signed have been for 80% of profit. These were standard contracts for the labels that have released my CDs.
--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 21 Jun 2009, 20:07 ---However, they can make a reasonable amount from touring, especially if they have the benefit of major label exposure and all the things that go with it.
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What if they don't (or no longer) tour / play shows?
Zingoleb:
I find every situation you bring up incomparable to what's happening to the music world.
In those three situations, you're naming professions that were simply outdated and became worthless. Music is still worth something to a lot of people, they're just not paying for it anymore because they know that they don't have to.
I can see the movie business taking the next hit...
fish across face:
--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 22 Jun 2009, 20:45 ---I am guessing the contracts you signed were for independent record labels, no?
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Yeah, for sure. The argument that musicians don't get much income from CDs is, anecdotally, not very relevant to a lot of the music I like. It may well be true for a lot of other QCers.
--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 22 Jun 2009, 20:45 ---On the one hand, I'm sure that sucks for them but on the other, they chose to participate in music as a method of obtaining income when realtistically, it should be a labour of love in the first place.
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I understand that, but, taken to its extreme, the argument that people should be allowed access to participate in media based on how much money they have available to spend is thoroughly distasteful to me.
scarred:
--- Quote from: Zingoleb on 22 Jun 2009, 20:51 ---I can see the movie business taking the next hit...
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Wouldn't it be television? I mean, I know beyond the cost of cable/satellite and commercials it's free anyway... but with the advent of Hulu, I think that industry is going to be in need of heavy revamping too, sooner than the movies. But in terms of straight-up piracy, point taken.
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