Illegally Downloading Media. - Page 2

July 24, 2008, 8:09 PM

Not to mention that people can buy one single CD, rip the music, and then "share" it with their friends

Then that would mean they would have to install "viruses" on people too ROFL

Nah seriously, they would have to watch our every move, which would also be a waste of money. Come on, we have better and more important things to do like trying to find a way to lower the price of gasoline...
>__>
How come they don't focus their efforts on THAT?

July 25, 2008, 1:43 AM

This issue is so ridiculously trivial, and I think General Beatrix and Stitch are correct in saying "Why bother with something like this when there are so many more important issues?" It's kind of like the EU and their cucumbers (http://www.spiegel.de/international/...562064,00.html), except even though (as fucking stupid as it is) you can stop selling bent cucumbers, you will never stop the download of music, movies, etc... without pulling a China and introducing internet police which is obviously not only a horrible idea, but a costly one, which would be ironic since the musicians earn tens of millions of dollars, themselves even with p2p file sharing.

July 25, 2008, 3:10 AM

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Originally Posted by General Beatrix

I think that instead of worrying so much about music being downloaded illegally, the government should spend the time, energy and money on more important issues.

You're talking about Labour right? The same party that gave people peerages if they donated money

Governments like to collect revenue, and if they gwt wnough, they might even lower taxes. (Not really, but at least it helps to contribute to schools)

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[though it does stick a foot right in this 'we care about our music' - if that was true, you'd be providing the entertainment for the sake of entertainment, not money].

Exactly, and it's not as if they are short of money either.

Perhaps they are only doing something for the sake of it. Musicians will be happy and it is bad for governments to look as if they are inactive.

July 29, 2008, 2:11 PM

They're trying to make even more money.I totally support downloading,legal or illegal,as some of us cannot afford to buy all these.I mean come on,buying just a software take Photoshop for example costs like 600 euros.Everything is so expensive especially where I live.Add on your computer being broken by those viruses.Even if you use a credit card to download there'll always be hackers who shall use the password of your credit card(talking about worst scenario) and then you stay homeless but the government won't care.

Even if they do so,eventually new programs for downloading illegally will be created(were talking about technology here) and this keeps going on.

August 1, 2008, 5:23 PM

I'm against mass downloading of songs and films. For the work and effort and time that goes into producing a film or album, it's only fair that people should have to pay for it. And using the excuse that "cinema tickets cost too much" is bullshit. If people didn't download everything, then there'd be less need for the prices to be as high. People need to stop being so tight and actually spend their money on these things.

However, I do support downloading single songs, but only for a limited period (i.e. after a set number of plays, the song must be paid for, or it can only be played through a certain program). That way, it lets people easily listen to a new band or song before going out and wasting money on an album, only to discover that they don't like it.

August 1, 2008, 6:15 PM

Meh.

I don't really care about illegal downloads. all i'm remotely concerned with is music, tbh. People will probably get around to buying albums from bands they really like when they get money rolling in or something. I will, at least.

I know I damn well am not buying an album for one song though, and I'm definitely not spending more than 10 bucks on an album as long as I don't have a job.

November 28, 2008, 4:23 AM

i download a tonne of music/games and movies, it would annoy the crap outta me if they stopped it, i mean nearly everyone does it, get used to it..godddddd

November 28, 2008, 9:22 AM

I'm all for downloading, as long as people don't take the piss. I'll download something (e.g. Metallica's Death Magnetic) and listen to it for abit. If I really like it, I'll go and buy the proper disc. If I don't I'll delete it or just keep some of the songs. Luckly I do like Death Magnetic now but it's taken a while to get into. Now if I didn't have the option of downloading first, I'd probably have not even given it the time of day after what 'Tallica did on St.Anger, so in the end record company gets their moneyz anyway.

And what is the difference between 'file sharing' and the old tape sharing scene of back in the day which helped so many bands get their name? Nothing, its absolutly the exact same thing, only with newer media and avalible to a much wider extent. It's silly.

November 28, 2008, 9:24 AM

i agree with what your saying.
i would bet that 90% of people our age download music/movies/games etc, thanks to the internet we can do that..and if ther gonna stop us from doing that, they might aswell stop us from doing anything on the net..

November 28, 2008, 10:00 AM

I really don't care about the government's plans involving the problem of illegally downloading media.

I do it anyways so why should it affect me..