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Originally posted by Rataxes:
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I also know a few people who are recording their own songs, one personally, and the rest on the music communities. My cousin once had a rap group together with some friendsī. What little interest their music got (they weren't terribly good) was garnered on the Internet. They actually did make an LP and sold a few hundred copies, almost entirely due to the interest that had grown for their music on the Internet I dare say. How else would they have reached out? There are other ways I know, but whatever method garners the most interest in the artist and his music, is unargubly the best one, right? Nowhere does interest grow and spread as easily, fast and free as on the Net.
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There is an important word you seem to be ignoring. CHOICE. If an artist CHOOSES to give their music away online, it's not theft. If you take it, or pass it on, it's theft.
I have given my music out online freely. Ask around here. Plenty have my songs and some have full albus that I certainly don't want money for.
But do I support file sharing and mp3 trading? Definitely not. The difference is I have CHOSEN, your friends have CHOSEN, to follow a course of action.
In Deathkillers case, I hardly expect him to personally know the 80,000 artists he's stolen material from.
Now, take my own example. Just say everyone I gave my songs out to, shares my music with their friends, who share it with their friends.
"Oh, we can't buy the CD, so it's cool"
Why can't you buy a CD?
1.I have no money to mass produce a CD.
2.The record industry is rock bottom and hardly signing anyone in this environment.
So if everyone who ever heard my music shared my songs, the album I've created the songs to work into becomes meaningless, and I don't make any revenue at all, to compensate for the time and financial investment it takes to create the songs.
It's cyclic. No demand, no product, no product, no demand.
Now, if I'm fine with that, that's my choice. However, I know many musicians who would, and are devasted by these things.
How well is Anastasia doing? She lost untold amounts of single and album sales due to massive amounts of mp3 downloads of her hit. Her career is down the toilet. She is a phenomenal singer, and I challenge anyone to suggest that her career is bad because her product - singing and songs - are crap. She's an incredible singer and the songs are/were very strong.
No money made, no further investment from the company.
The only reason I can keep making my own music is because I'm able to make a record by myself. If I was a singer/songwriter who couldn't produce, engineer or play a number of instruments, I'd be screwed. Unable to realise my artistic vision, and unable to create music I love.
[ 04-13-2003, 08:52 PM: Message edited by: Yorick ]