[pp.int.general] Protest certain musicians?

Christian Hufgard pp at christian-hufgard.de
Thu Oct 29 14:27:29 CET 2009


Félix Robles wrote:
> Well, I have never bought a CD music album and I intend to keep it that
> way.
> Though perhaps some day I'l buy an LP or two. And I'm sure artists will
> keep
> releasin their albums somehow, because they need promotion: people won't
> go
> to their concerts if they haven't listened to them before. And that's what
> albums should be considered, I think: promotion for their concerts.
> Whether
> you pay or that album or not is irrelevant, the relevant part is getting
> people to live concerts, which is working now better than any other past
> time, thanks to "piracy".

So you are the person who decides, how a musician has to earn his money?
Sorry, we won't match in that point. If you do not want to buy music an
artist wants to sell: Than do not consume it.


>> > When I learn someone's idea, am I stealing it? It's illegal to steal
>> just
>> > because of that gap. Copying is not stealing, it's another thing.
>>
>> Its more like riding a train without having bought a ticket...
>
> Are you trying to say that a free download is a lost sell?

Is a trainride without ticket a lost sell?



Christian



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