From martin wood Sent Fri, Apr 16th 1999, 16:33
From martin wood Sent Fri, Apr 16th 1999, 16:33
ChairCrusher wrote: > I would tend to come down on the side of Warp when it comes > to shutting down MP3 sites. It pisses me off in general when > people want something for nothing. Why do people think it's > so cool to get over on someone? I guess the attitude is that > if you aren't actively screwing someone, you must somehow be > getting screwed yourself. But it isn't a zero sum game -- > when the artists win, the audience wins; when the artists > lose, the audience loses. > > My philosophy can be called 'cooperativism.' If you > want something, expect to give something in return. I don't > see what an mp3-geek gives to the artists and record company > in return for the music they're getting -- unless they actually > pay for the music. If they don't pay, and get a charge out > of not paying, then they're just as pathetic as the jerks > who get excited about getting surplus government cheese > when they don't need it. > > What MP3 technology points to is a system where the physical > artifact of the CD is no longer an essential part of the transaction. > But if the transaction is one way -- people get music, but never > put money back in the system to support the artists and the companies > who package the music -- then there is little economic incentive > for people to start labels or make music. The artists lose and the > audience loses. > [edit] > > What it boils down to is this: if the producers don't get paid, > they have to support themselves with day jobs. I > work a day job to pay the bills and produce music when I can > steal the time from my family. I can tell you uniquivocably that > I'm not making music of the quality and quantity that I could > make if I could pursue it full time. > i have found the opposite...i dont like working, but when i was just writing music all the time, i could go 3 months without doing anything, because it just frustrated me, now im working, i do more music than i ever did, and ive got a lot of anti-work energy that i can put into my music..... if people want to put mp3's of my record on the net...fine...i think it should be something that the artist chooses.... but..with money grabbing publishers and record companies in control , they arent likely to allow any of their acts to appear for free on the net.... the point has been made a hundred times, but if i get an mp3 of something and i like it.. i buy it...mp3's sound pretty bad compared to original recordings...(and im a vinyl fan also ;)...you cant beat a good 12 inch... peace martin