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Originally Posted by stimpee
I think it does justify it in some cases. If you would have never gone to a Primal Scream concert if you didnt download the albums then the band get money from you that they otherwise wouldnt have received.
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Sure, but they didn't receive the money they're owed for the stolen albums that are now a part of 3....'s music collection, so they're still out some cash that they've worked for. I just don't personally see the justification in saying
"I have four products from these people, but I only stole three of them. Since I paid for the fourth thing after liking those first three that I stole, it's okay! They made money off me!"
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Originally Posted by stimpee
Also going to gigs pays bands more money than if you buys cds because the record company takes less/none of the cash, so doing it in reverse is worse for the band.
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That depends on the band. If it's an artist who has their own label set up to release their own music through, then you're stealing more money from them when you illegally download their music.
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Originally Posted by stimpee
I've blagged guest lists before to gigs, and then bought a CD later. Is this wrong?
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Not sure what "blagged" means, but since when is it a solid argument to say that it's okay to steal something from someone because you
could have stolen something from them that was more expensive?