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Post by drinkingtea on Jul 28, 2008 4:53:55 GMT 2
Speaking of iTunes, does anyone know how to buy stuff that isn't showing on your country's iTunes site but you know it's being sold elsewhere through them?
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Post by Haldir on Jul 28, 2008 6:40:41 GMT 2
Well personally I like downloading one or two songs from bands that I hear about (that's only when I can't find them on MySpace or YouTube, which is rare) and see if I like them... if I do then hell yeah I'll buy the albums! If they're not on sale in a local store (which they usually aren't) then I get em online. Piss weak, At least buy them off Itunes - I hope your downloaded music is of poor quality and your favourite bands skip your town. ;D
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Post by drippingsoul13 on Sept 8, 2008 22:59:54 GMT 2
I usually download music/tv shows. If the album is really good I'll go and buy it. If its good I'll still buy it but I'll buy it used.
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Post by nightwica on Mar 17, 2010 16:53:29 GMT 2
I just do not have the money to buy all the albums I like. I usually buy the albums of my favourite UNDERGROUND HUNGARIAN band who REALLY need that money. I'm sorry, one day I will work, earn my own payment and buy the albums
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Post by Joe on Sept 21, 2010 7:11:33 GMT 2
I have to confess - a few years ago all i had of Korpiklaani were ripped songs, downloaded my some of my friends and stuffed onto my pc during LAN.
When I realized how great they are, i started actually buying the albums. Usually i download music first, and if i like it, i buy the albums. So, piracy is like merchandising for me ;P
As a student, i am constantly low on money, so i really have to decide wisely how to spend it. For now, i only buy the albums of my favorite bands, which would be Korpiklaani, Amorphis, Mustasch, Astral Doors, and sometimes bands which are unknown to me to whom i listened in the recordshop because i was atracted by the artwork.
I really hate to buy albums which disappoint me after bought, so i spend my money well on bands from who i know their albums are never disappointing.
If it weren't for piracy I would probably never have gotten into the bands i listen to nowadays.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2010 20:42:12 GMT 2
If it weren't for piracy I would probably never have gotten into the bands i listen to nowadays. Well....ja! I think it is the case of many of us. But i speak only for myself; when very young, and when Cds weren't ''the thing'' I used to give all my money ( and I don't exagerate, I was at school and the little amount I had of money went on music) on buying original tapes of the bands I liked. Later on, reading obscure zines , finding out about unknown bands made me write long lists of those bands whose disc reviews caught my attention (or belonged to a metal genre I enjoyed) and hand them to friends that downloaded them for me. But buying Cds was limited based on 2 cryteria: money I had (low) and bands that really counted. And sadly that is a fact nowadays too..but the main thing is that I buy music, even if tis not a massive buying..I own an honourable collection still, and managed to make presents during the years consisting in such. Fortunately, I also received such gifts , and even though someone else bought them..it matters: they are original. I think more that I will always be on that side of public who'd rather buy the music of great underground artists, and try to show support for them this way, if it comes to a choice of buying ''a big name'' or one that is trying to make way in the world , so to speak.
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Post by Joe on Sept 23, 2010 21:17:54 GMT 2
To be honest, if metallica brings out a new album (and from a auditory point of view i like them) i would rather eat a roadkilled skunk than buying it. these guys SWIM in money. on the other hand, if I buy a new album of KK, i know where the money will end. And I have a clear conscience, knowing that because of my humble donation to the band, another few litres of beer will run down the throat of wise men, and form into crazy music and lyrics. Cheers.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2010 7:11:24 GMT 2
Well....this family agrees. ;D It's no joke in fact. Good thinking, we support quality .
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Post by Carolyn Y on Sept 27, 2010 11:46:12 GMT 2
Thanks for sharing the link!
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Post by dalriada33 on Oct 29, 2010 18:06:08 GMT 2
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Post by wolferin on Oct 29, 2010 21:08:30 GMT 2
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Post by Mighty Croc on Oct 29, 2010 21:18:29 GMT 2
/offtopics/ hell, i remeber we made those videos too, as we have a girl who performs these moves... but our soundtrack was Deicide's "Homage for Satan" :-p
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Post by Nordis on Nov 10, 2010 22:29:39 GMT 2
I haven't downloaded anything except legal stuff for the past few years, thanks to Spotify. I know the artists get paid pretty damn poorly for that service, but atleast it's a tiny bit better than nothing. I've found probably dozen new bands from which I've bought an album or two just to have them on in my collection. After all, any internet service won't last forever And even though I've got the cds, I still listen the albums from Spotify since it's more convinient, thus profiting the artists a few cents more. Too bad making stuff legally is way more complicated than the other way, so Spotify is available only in scandinavia, UK & IE and some other countries so far.
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Post by Bartbär on Nov 11, 2010 18:29:12 GMT 2
@nordis: I've only recently been hearing more and more about Spotify, but have never checked to see if it's compatible for us here in the US. It amazes me just how difficult it is to get things legally compared to illegally. You think that if they wanted more people to be "responsible" and get things legally they'd make it more simple. And that goes for every entertainment media: if you buy a movie or pay for a digital copy you get 10 minutes worth of anti-piracy videos and copyright laws, despite the fact that you obviously did NOT break those laws by buying the actual movie. But if one were to get it for free online, there is nothing to worry about. The entire group and government sector that deals with such things should rethink their anti-piracy schemes. haha Having said that though I haven't downloaded anything in a very long time. When I have and when I do it is only a band CD that I can't find anywhere in the states and is too rare to bother looking for. Other than that though I'm content with listening to their music online through youtube or the like until I get the money to truly support the artists.
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Post by Nordis on Nov 11, 2010 18:56:27 GMT 2
And that goes for every entertainment media: if you buy a movie or pay for a digital copy you get 10 minutes worth of anti-piracy videos and copyright laws, despite the fact that you obviously did NOT break those laws by buying the actual movie. PC games are the worst. First you have to enter a 40 digit long code manually from a piece of paper, and then they suppose you bother inserting the cd in your screeching and humming drive every time you want to play. Luckily you can purchase almost all new software as a download nowadays, too bad they still cost the same as the physical copies even though there isn't any plastic, cardboard or shipping to pay for. I don't think that Spotify works in US yet, but they're trying to expand to there all the time.
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