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Quote by: Chancellor what about the garage band that is trying to sell its first CD? If everyone is downloading the songs off the Internet for free then why should they bother to buy the CD? Thus, the band doesn't make any money off its work. They can't go out on tour because the venues will think that since they haven't sold any CDs no one is going to like them (and, since they haven't sold any CDs they don't have any money to go on tour - it costs money to rent the use of a stadium or concert hall). |
You make good points, but I wanna be devils advocate here. Record companies will see interest in their work, thus they will sign them to a deal. If they are good and people are interested, they WILL make money. Lots of it.
If I download a song by an artist and I like it, I'm going to want to buy their CD. I got a sample and I want to support them and have the original artwork and contents of the CD. Not some cheap knock-off I ripped from the NET. But thats just me I guess.
I suppose what I'm saying is, the people that refuse to download songs and movies for free, rarely refuse due to fear of legal reprisal.
Watching a movie in the theater is always better than watching it at home.
Listening to your favorite band is always better live in concert, than a recorded playback.
Owning an authentic CD or DVD is always better than owning a cheap ripped copy.