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Originally Posted by stimpee
I think that downloading the album isnt such a bad thing.however, distributing it is. with a download youre only damaging the experience for yourself. by spreading it then you are contributing -even in the smallest way- to piracy and harming sales of the album.
thats why i dont care if you download it but i dont like to see any links to possible downloads on this forum.
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thats kinda like seeing a car crash and not helping, imo
its ok for someone to distribute it and then everyone to grab it, but those people who do grab it cannot then share it... its backwards logic really... but i kinda get the point here on this site specifically
also its kinda like someone smashing the window of a shop, the first crime, then everyone else (looters) running in and grabbing the goods, the second crime...
i agree it shouldn't be shared on a site 'partly' linked with the band, and its not hard for people to find a leaked copy... so sharing here is wrong, but sharing the wealth elsewhere - thats a matter of moral conciousness for the individual -
if i had something worthwhile i'd share with a friend, but wouldn't wholly upload an album to a random site for all and sundry, because that to me personally would be damaging to the band...
the second issue is sharing after the album is officially released - is that more or less damaging???