Comments on: Study: Piracy is good for the music industry? http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/11/09/study-piracy-is-good-for-the-music-industry/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:58:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jack http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/11/09/study-piracy-is-good-for-the-music-industry/#comment-26208 Jack Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:11:56 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/11/09/study-piracy-is-good-for-the-music-industry/#comment-26208 I think, despite the complexities of the matter, a very obvious and simple point is that the music industry should be using this tool to their benefit. You can't fight the entire computer using world. So turn the problem into a solution. If you had a similar system to free-ware, say, for instance, you could download songs or albums, and if you liked them, buy them. Make it easy for us, and we will support artists we like. The only people who have something to fear from this are the bad guys who want you to buy crappy over-hyped music, and become ridiculously wealthy. The first forward thinking company to really make this new platform work will be the survivor of this new piracy war. I think, despite the complexities of the matter, a very obvious and simple point is that the music industry should be using this tool to their benefit. You can’t fight the entire computer using world. So turn the problem into a solution. If you had a similar system to free-ware, say, for instance, you could download songs or albums, and if you liked them, buy them. Make it easy for us, and we will support artists we like. The only people who have something to fear from this are the bad guys who want you to buy crappy over-hyped music, and become ridiculously wealthy. The first forward thinking company to really make this new platform work will be the survivor of this new piracy war.

]]> By: Artur Mendes http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/11/09/study-piracy-is-good-for-the-music-industry/#comment-25112 Artur Mendes Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:49:07 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/11/09/study-piracy-is-good-for-the-music-industry/#comment-25112 The main issue with piracy will always be the cost of "the real thing". For example here in Portugal, a typical CD costs about 15€ (or 20$) in a country where the average salary is around 600$ a month. So as good intentions go they always collide with the money issue. Imagine in poorer countries the piracy issue and how is related with income. Therefore this study sould really not apply everywhere. The main issue with piracy will always be the cost of “the real thing”. For example here in Portugal, a typical CD costs about 15€ (or 20$) in a country where the average salary is around 600$ a month. So as good intentions go they always collide with the money issue. Imagine in poorer countries the piracy issue and how is related with income. Therefore this study sould really not apply everywhere.

]]> By: robert Plumer http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/11/09/study-piracy-is-good-for-the-music-industry/#comment-24645 robert Plumer Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:48:57 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/11/09/study-piracy-is-good-for-the-music-industry/#comment-24645 In my music collection I'd rather have the CD(album) rather than just a copy of it. Sometimes downloading a song or viewing a video found on youtube(or equivalent) has influenced me to purchase CD's. To me downloading a song is almost the same as hearing it on the radio. It's almost a form of advertising a product to influence consumers. The music industry I believe is shooting itself in the foot in some ways with lawsuits and such. Granted artists should be paid for there work but if no one is interested or hears your product they are less likely to buy.The music industry should also work to lower the price of new CD's which I believe to be a ridiculous prices. I usually buy used off Amazon or somewhere else. I've rarely bought brand new.Just my two-cents. In my music collection I’d rather have the CD(album) rather than just a copy of it. Sometimes downloading a song or viewing a video found on youtube(or equivalent) has influenced me to purchase CD’s. To me downloading a song is almost the same as hearing it on the radio. It’s almost a form of advertising a product to influence consumers. The music industry I believe is shooting itself in the foot in some ways with lawsuits and such. Granted artists should be paid for there work but if no one is interested or hears your product they are less likely to buy.The music industry should also work to lower the price of new CD’s which I believe to be a ridiculous prices. I usually buy used off Amazon or somewhere else. I’ve rarely bought brand new.Just my two-cents.

]]> By: sexy & funny DuDe http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/11/09/study-piracy-is-good-for-the-music-industry/#comment-24563 sexy & funny DuDe Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:46:39 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/11/09/study-piracy-is-good-for-the-music-industry/#comment-24563 Well, that applies for Canada and some few other developed countries. But it's something absolutely different for most of other countries. Many people would rather spend some time on finding a copy of the CD they want on net then paying money for the original CD. Well, that applies for Canada and some few other developed countries. But it’s something absolutely different for most of other countries.

Many people would rather spend some time on finding a copy of the CD they want on net then paying money for the original CD.

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