I'm sure this is going to make me sound like a lame-o square, but whatever.
On Thursday I went to a great concert put on by a great artist. I went with four of my friends, one of whom had never heard the artist's music before. On the way home, she commented that she was going to go buy the artist's album, and all my other friends told her not to because they'd burn it for her. Actually, they whispered it so I wouldn't hear, because the last time we saw this artist I told another friend she couldn't burn my CD.
Am I the only one who is annoyed by this? If you like an artist, PAY FOR HIS FUCKING MUSIC. It's so rude to act like you're a huge fan and love his work, and then steal his music. Yes, copyright infringement is against the law, but aside from that, it's a matter of respect. Have some respect for the artist and support his livelihood. ESPECIALLY when it's a non-mainstream artist with local roots. It makes me so mad.
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One time (in my college disc burning days) I asked a friend if I could burn one of their CDs and they gave me a similar explanation of why they were not comfortable with doing so. The funny part to me was that almost 80% of their music collection was burned CDs. At least you are not a hypocrite!
Agreed. Creative people deserve compensation for successful products. I suppose I would quibble on how long they're entitled to that compensation (e.g. the Happy Birthday song's copyright), but overall, what you said. Yes.
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