Hmmmm DVD audio increase +63.8% well I wonder why CD sales are decreasing. My point is the market has changed people don't want to buy records, tapes, or CD's anymore.
you don't have to be a fan. it was in the news. some of the songs from madonna's new album leaked out onto kazaa. she was upset about it, so she put some of her songs out on kazaa, but instead of them being actual songs it was her voice saying, "what the f**k do you think you're doing?" some of the file sharers didn't think too much of it, so some purposely downloaded the "wtf" mp3 and made them into songs. i have one. it goes something like this: "what the f**k do you think you're doing?" "what the f**k do you think you're doing?" "what the f**k do you think you're..." "f**k do you think you're..." "f**k do you think you're..." "doing." "fu-fu-fu-fu" "fu-fu-fu-fu" "f**k do you think doing? basically it sounds like the typical madonna song that is remixed for a club hit. it's pretty funny. i could picture her listening to it and going, "ARRRRGH! bastards!" lol. again, it was a joke. maybe i need to work on my delivery. sigh.
Behad, IANAL, but is what you're describing illegal? I don't think so, if you have already purchased the rights to listen to the music in question. Anyone help?
When I got my new computer last year, that's the first thing I did. I have a large album collection but I don't have a turntable. I burned CD's for all of my records from high school. It was great, I hadn't heard a lot of these songs since 1987! Oh the mammorys...er, memories..
IANAL??? Sorry, don't know that anagram. It would seem to me I'm not doing anything illegal. OS, I remember the story once you said Madonna.
5 rolleyes puhleaze. DVD's are more expensive than traditional CD's so they don't have to sell as many to continue making and increasing their profits. DVD audio sales have increased 68.3% according to the RIAA's own report. DVD video sales are listed seperately (they have increased as well). Nice try.
Dude, yes DVD sales have increased, but they don't make up for the loss of CD sales in just the past year, not even close, that's my only point.
Times have changed, deal with it. You can't sit around and make music that isn't any good and just expect to get rich over it. Here's an idea, charge $100 per ticket to see an artist and keep the music free. Or perhaps you can accept that times have changed, the industry is no longer going to let people commit intentional, widespread copyright infringement, and you can deal with it. If the RIAA has the time and IP address of the fileswapper, the courts have ruled that the ISP has to handover information on who the person is... Great move on the part of the RIAA.
If they cannot stop SPAM, then I don't see them stopping file-swapping. People will find a way around it. Count on it.
File sharing is the best thing ever to happen to music. Most the music I download is just to check out the artist. I don't burn that many cd's. A lot of the music I download is also out of print or was never mass produced in the first place. And it is just incredible to hear about a band etc., then have acces to the music in seconds. I can not see how this is hurting the music industry. The problem with the RIAA is that they can not understand file sharing is really on their side. It seems like they could be using all the data about what is being downloaded to thier benefit. A buck a song is a good idea too (well maybe .50$). Why isn't the p*rn industry as upset about file sharing??? http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,57348,00.html
How is this a great move by the RIAA? This is driven by their ego. A problem of this magnitude does not go away by grabbing the bull by the horns. They need to get with the times and offer an alternative. Their ego says, "We are the f*ckin' RIAA, this is how we do it, so you better follow suit." Well, sorry, this problem is NEVER going away. Bad and stupid move by the RIAA. If you aren't part of the solution, you are part of the problem. I dl music to see if I like it or not. If there's at least 5 good songs I like from an album, I'll go out and buy it. Of course 99% of those who dl don't do this. Whether or not I, or anyone else for that matter, feel we shouldn't being paying for music we don't like doesn't take away from the fact that it's stealing. My point, as shared by many others, is that the RIAA needs to realize what's going on here.
When I see proof that mainstream artists and uber-rich recording industry players are losing their livelihood, then I'll feel sorry for the RIAA. I know how much CDs cost. I've watched the price change. I watched them try and burn us with high priced singles of crap. I've shelled out 80 bucks for a concert. I've seen expensive t-shirts, posters and books. I've bought tons of CDs over the years, and still buy them. Somehow, I find it hard to believe they are hurting. 'Sales' are down (if you can call it that), because people care less and less about making the RIAA happy. And a question: How many of you actually 'download' entire CDs?!?! I don't think I've ever done this. When I like an artist enough, when I actually feel I would enjoy almost all of a CD, I buy it. When they wake up and realize that they need to create an actual way of working with the fed-up consumer (SEE: Apple Music), then they can make progress. Untill then: Screw 'em.
I have only 500 mp3's (pretty small collection compared to most of you guys). I have personally bought MORE CD's now then I did before mp3's This is a TERRIBLE and I mean TERRIBLE PR move by the RIAA. Reminescent of Exxon and Firestone..... Instead of negatively reacting to the situation, why not create a positive idea or godforbid SOLUTION to the issue?!?!?!? Its only going to piss off the consumer even more.....
man, this will really piss of all of RIAA's consumers. but , RIAA shouldnt do this move imo coz its not the consumer's fault in the first place. as fans, we tend to get what we want the cheapest or easiest way we can. if RIAA should cut off the sources of consumers.. for example, sites that offer free mp3 downloads, programs that use p2p's like kazaa, audiogalaxy, etc. they should stop those programs so that we wont have anymore sources to download mp3s. this is such a bad move for RIAA! ALOT, and i do mean alot will get pissed and the sales will be more lower than it is today. and i agree to someone who replied on this thread that downloading is not a form of stealing. stealing cd's from shops is called stealing or downloading files and selling it to others without a formal consent to the owner is stealing. and that, mp3 downloading is just an "upgrade" or a change on the before radio-tape recording and borrowing your friends cd or tape and recording it on your blank tape. so, i dont know why RIAA is whining when this thing has been happening long before mp3 have been introduced to the media. really a bad move.
