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I think music streaming has taken out the bulk of music piracy but there is still a lively power user music piracy scene. The motivations for these users seem t

by ndnxhs 8y ago

I think music streaming has taken out the bulk of music piracy but there is still a lively power user music piracy scene. The motivations for these users seem to be about having access to really obscure content that isn't available on many services and only in low quality on YouTube. Another motervation is being able to preserve your collection. If you spend decades building playlists and collections you don't want all of that wiped out if your account gets banned or the company goes out of business. Another value add from these music sharing sites is discovery via community recommendations rather than an algorithm telling you what to listen to. I don't think music piracy will ever die without lowering prices. This month I spent $70 on music and I torrented about $1000 worth. If I stopped torrenting there would be no extra money going to content owners because I already spend as much as I can afford on music.

TeMPOraL 8y ago
Another motivation is not being tied to Internet. It's pretty ridiculous, if you think of it, to require an Internet connection to play a piece of music. Yes, some services do offer "offline mode", but when you store the data locally anyway, then why not get it as a file you can actually own, edit, and move between devices yourself? (The same argument applies to movies, books and video games, but all of all these, a piece music is most likely to be re-listened to many, many times.) Another motivation is data formats. Streaming services don't exactly offer highest quality, and while a normal person may not even hear a difference (especially with cheap sound equipment), audiophiles care about this.
belorn 8y ago
Music pirates will never dispersal as long as music creators pirate music, which seems about as common as the troop of a bands with no money, playing live for almost nothing, and people dreaming of creating that one hit song.

by ndnxhs 8y ago

TeMPOraL 8y ago

Another motivation is not being tied to Internet. It's pretty ridiculous, if you think of it, to require an Internet connection to play a piece of music. Yes, some services do offer "offline mode", but when you store the data locally anyway, then why not get it as a file you can actually own, edit, and move between devices yourself? (The same argument applies to movies, books and video games, but all of all these, a piece music is most likely to be re-listened to many, many times.) Another motivation is data formats. Streaming services don't exactly offer highest quality, and while a normal person may not even hear a difference (especially with cheap sound equipment), audiophiles care about this.

belorn 8y ago

Music pirates will never dispersal as long as music creators pirate music, which seems about as common as the troop of a bands with no money, playing live for almost nothing, and people dreaming of creating that one hit song.