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Originally Posted by gmku
Not to get off track too much--but I've always viewed file sharing much like tape copies. Isn't it generally for people who are interested in hearing what something sounds like? Then if they like it well enough, they go out and buy a "real" copy on CD or LP?
There was that big to-do in the 70s about home taping and how it was killing the industry. In reality, it was boost, because it helped more people hear more music, which they would then go buy for themselves.
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Well, you forget a pitoval point in the whole thing: Taping an album in the 70's or 80's was a different thing from being able to transfer with ease the sound on your hard drive on different formats. I've seen scroungers downloading an album complete with perfect reproduction of the disc tracklist and artwork which they got off some website; an almost perfect fake.
As far as i know those people hardly ever buy any records. Just like toothpaste or chewing gum, music costs money to make and gives an income to the artist and the people who work with/for him/her.