Re: waffles

From Sham Beam
Sent Thu, Oct 23rd 2014, 07:39
IDM died somewhere around the end of 2004.



On 10/23/2014 6:38 PM, Levin Ostapeck wrote:
> You guys are all so great and knowledgeable with your discussion of IDM 8')
>
> On Oct 21, 2014 8:45 PM, "Sham Beam" <xxxx.xxxx@xxxxx.xxx
> <mailto:xxxx.xxxx@xxxxx.xxx>> wrote:
>
>     On 10/21/2014 7:48 AM, Connor Higgins wrote:
>
>         Why should I even bother having this conversation when folks
>         like Jared
>         come in and smash the metaphorical house of cards we've already
>         established. Yes, Jared: Piracy is a criminal act. What I'm
>         asking is if
>         piracy is currently aiding the promotion of new and upcoming
>         artists.
>
>
>     So what if it does? Those new artists have chosen not to distribute
>     their music via torrents and file sharing sites.
>
>     Most people think of themselves as good and moral. I think attempts
>     to rationalize piracy as something that ultimately helps artists is
>     more likely a way for pirates to reconcile their knowledge that they
>     are doing something against someones will with being a moral person.
>
>     If you met your favorite muso in a bar would you mention you
>     downloaded their entire discography?
>
>
>


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Sham Beam