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Originally posted by Camo
I think Millie said it well.
Just to add a few things, though, I'm sick and tired of hearing the starving band argument. Most small bands would love the publicity of their music being widely spread for free just to get their sound out there to the masses. |
Well, I know that a lot of the bands I like don't make much money off CD sales, and don't even generate a profit off of trying to do a US tour. Would you still want to pirate their CD?
Justify all you want, but in the US if you don't sell 500k or 1m albums, you get a lot less respect than the big boy bands or girl band acts.
Hell, give some back to these guys (or girls), they put in a lot of work. How much can we justify to get free music, to make ourselves not feel guilty to ultimately *steal* because you realize, no matter how you feel, that is what you're doing?
-tari