Illegally Downloaded Music
I got engrossed in something this afternoon that I am against in principal but still did become an internet pirate
I was tempted to buy a parrot and do the Johnny Depp eyeliner but stopped myself last minute, thankfully.
This was all on a site called Blubster and is based on file sharing.
Whilst being able to get something for nothing is always an attractive offer it did make me wonder where this will lead in the next few years.
The music I downloaded was older and the creators mostly millionaires so most people assuage their conscience (should it indeed bother them) with that fact. What of the next generation though ?
I have supported the music industry with record and CD purchases for years, and indeed I still do, but what of the coming generation - there is no way they are going to pay for music.
If that’s the case, how will it be financially viable for many bands and record companies to stay afloat ?
On a similar theme, those that looked at the piczo site I built would have seen video embedded on it - all under copyright, all being infringed by YouTube, now piczo and myself.
I expect to see floods of court cases against Google who recently bought YouTube. The original owners had no money so suing was all but pointless - not so now for those who see Google as a cash cow.
Either way I think there will be a price to pay in the coming years for the ‘free’ music of today
A Retired Bookdealer said,
February 11, 2007 @ 10:54 am
Download - Downloaded - Downloads - etc
Morning all ,
I presume the same will apply to Film and Dvd.
I can see the problems film makers and distributors will have, mainly a loss in long term revenue, but this may encourage them to sell items at a realistic price from the start, and not try and sell a twenty year old film for £14.99 +.
They may also turn things around much faster, i.e. the Film and dvd released at the same time,
and lets not forget the cost of a making a good film and profits on it, are covered by the box office ticket sales - cinema,
prior to the launch of the dvd.
The second and third rate productions may suffer, but this may encourage them to concentrate on quality rather than mass produced
garbage.
Regarding downloads, I must admit it is something I have never done,the main reason being I am a little worried as to
what else I may be downloading onto my computer, spy ware, viruses and whatever else is lurking in cyber space.
Well there are some of my views, which are based on what little I know …….
ARB.
Rod said,
February 11, 2007 @ 2:24 pm
ARB
there is much in what you say, DVD pricing policy does encourage piracy.
With music there are now some quite well known names who cannot get a record out because sales have tipped below viability levels, a large part being illegal downloads.
PS
I too never download anything on my computer - blubster is virus/spyware city and should be avoided like the plague !
Craig said,
February 13, 2007 @ 3:07 pm
All of the pricing encourages piracy, as do superstars like Paul McCartney whining about copyright issues.
In my opinion it will be viable, but the profits will not be so high. Sales of music, video etc have dropped because there are so more ways to spend your money. In the heyday of records, you couldn’t also buy films, computer games, games for consoles and various other expensive hobbies. Because they are trying to milk this cash cow to the extreme, people are buying what they really, really want and downloading the rest, because they can’t afford it. In other times this didn’t happen because you couldn’t actually get a copy so had to buy the original.
I download stuff, then buy the original when it drops to what I consider a fair price, and £15 for a DVD, £12 for a CD aren’t it.
Rod said,
February 13, 2007 @ 3:31 pm
Craig
nice to hear from you again and pleased to hear you are on the mend.
You raise many valid points, the industry have encouraged all this by their greed and look as though they are now going to pay the price for it.
I have no real sympathy for them, my concern is that in the ned there will be reduced choice and options for the consumers of things that are not massively popular and therefore viable enough to carry the illegal downloads.
Regards
Rod