Re: (idm) MP3 Science- It Has Begun

From Moonlight
Sent Thu, Jun 17th 1999, 03:34

>I'm not sure how to feel. If people are downloading Amon Tobin 
>MP3's because they're curious about what he sounds like and then go buy 
>the record than that's good. But I can't help but feel there is loads of 
>new music consumers who see no problem in just downloading his whole 
>record and feeling that's sufficiant 'ownership' (ie. the parameters of 
>what constitutes 'ownership' are changing with new consumers).

Not to argue or be a bitch, but
which is better:
1) Someone who never hears of a certain artist and thus never buys thier
CDs, or hears of but still doesn't
2) Someone who downloads a file of that artist's stuff, or even an album's
worth of files, and listens and likes but still doesn't buy.

I'm not sure, but it's not like the artist is losing any sales, maybe.
Now i had an mp3 of Tobin's remix of Sakamoto on myhd for a long time, and
i dug it some, but i never went out to buy it.  Then i saw it used for
cheap, so i purchased.  Is that any better?

Sharing mp3s on the net seems to me much less harmful than buying used CDs
and promos, but no one complains about that.  Half of the CDs i buy are
used, and that's usually how i decide what to buy: "Can i find it cheap?" I
know that when i buy used CDs, the artist gets no more money than
she/he/they would otherwise, but i still feel no remorse for buying used
CDs.  should i?  And if so, why doesn't the RIAA crack down on that?

>Well, that's fucked. Those people better have an extra room at their house
for 
>Amon or me or other Ninja artist to sleep in the first month the rent 
>cheque bounces, know what I'm saying.

Not to make light of the situation, but i would gladly share my living
space with a ninja artist (or office person) if the need should arise.
E-mail me if you'll be in Minnesota anytime. :) 


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