you see... I don't see why anyone would get mad at the guy who said 'you can copy mine'... as the dude who sold the cd, is just as bad - if not worse than the person copying the disc for his friend. I say this b/c he's not only 'sharing' the disc, he's also making money off the band... and his actions meant that the punter will never have to 'properly' buy the CD at a shop, in which the band would earn money
...the only situation in which the dude could be pissed if:
• he's a member of the band, and is selling the cd's to make extra money off the gig
• he's associated with the band, like manager / street team / et al. So, the number of discs he sells actively effects his work
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Originally Posted by mkb
the point is that many people get an extremely bad taste in their mouths when you mention giving their music away for free.
just the other day i read a story from a dude who had just sold a CD to a punter at a show. the punter's friend said "i want a CD but i don't have any cash" to which the punter replied "oh, you can just copy mine". the dude had trouble resisting throwing punches.
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but I just want to make this clear - there's no excuse to download commmon albums, or singles without the intention of later buying said release - especially if the release is available in the shops, online, and not deleted/out of print
It just infuriates me how people will get pissed and say that you can 'easily' get the release, and not download it... then link to ebay or some "Online Collectable Record Store" - that's worse than getting the tracks for free as a third party makes a profit... and the original band makes nothing off it