Otto Matta Posted June 2, 2002 Posted June 2, 2002 The way I figure it, Linux, you alone have stolen US$3,000 from artists and US$9,000 from the labels and stores singlehandedly. 8,000 tracks / 10 = 800 albums 800 x US$15 = US$12,000 US$12,000 / 25% = US$3,000 (artists' royalties) US$12,000 / 75% = US$9,000 (label and store cuts) 100 people like you have cost the industry US$120,000. 1000 people like you have cost the industry US$1,200,000. Not cool, man. Quote
Guest JanOsh Posted October 16, 2002 Posted October 16, 2002 I totaly agree Epic! You mp3 people have no clue what you destroy with your mp3 orgies!! sad, sad, sad... Quote
draeke Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Back when it was all about mp3... happy new year evryone! Quote
Penzoline Posted January 2, 2011 Posted January 2, 2011 The way I figure it, Linux, you alone have stolen US$3,000 from artists and US$9,000 from the labels and stores singlehandedly. 8,000 tracks / 10 = 800 albums 800 x US$15 = US$12,000 US$12,000 / 25% = US$3,000 (artists' royalties) US$12,000 / 75% = US$9,000 (label and store cuts) 100 people like you have cost the industry US$120,000. 1000 people like you have cost the industry US$1,200,000. Not cool, man. If only buying out of print / second hand records would give the industry anything. And yes I do realize I'm replying to a post from 2002. Now why'd you go and do this, draeke? Quote
Otto Matta Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 If only buying out of print / second hand records would give the industry anything. And yes I do realize I'm replying to a post from 2002. I still have a bug up my ass about stealing from creators. Funny thread. Quote
draeke Posted Monday at 12:49 PM Posted Monday at 12:49 PM @Otto Matta That's the right spirit, thanks for supporting the industry! Quote
abasio Posted Monday at 03:51 PM Posted Monday at 03:51 PM I heard 2 different things from artists way back in the MP3 days, some were dead against it, thought of it as stealing their work, others wanted the exposure, said it raised their profile and got them booked for more gigs which was where the real money was. I think it's a lot easier now as people in the second camp will often have their music on site like bandcamp for free, and those in the first will be selling downloads for the same price as a CD and you also have everything in between. I was never one for torrenting or illegally downloading music, not through any particular moral reason, I am as shitty as the next person, but I never felt invested enough to really give anything the time it needed so anything I downloaded I would listen to once, or not at all, and never again. Quote
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