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Piracy Is Over Like The Web Is Dead
- rick888 16y ago"So...because, after years of fighting, iTunes finally stood up and removed the DRM, followed by a few retailers, we're supposed to look to the record labels as our saviors? For not treating us like criminals?" People that pirate music are criminals. The music industry put protections in place only after music was freely downloaded (and not paid for). "the average musician makes roughly $23 for every $1000 in music sold -- and that's only if they actually recoup, which is difficult to do, thanks to the way the record labels account for things. For those of you who share my math skills and don't want to reach for a calculator, that's barely 2%." People that pirate don't see a difference. Either way, the artists is getting shafted. Please stop trying to make it look like piracy is somehow a crusade against the big, bad record labels. "Uh huh. Nuanced arguments would probably be more appreciated from the group of folks you're talking to, who actually spend more money on music than those who do not "pirate". Funny definition of cheap you're working from..." How are they possibly going to get an accurate answer on this? By asking? There are plenty of services that allow you to preview music: Grooveshark, last.fm, Pandora to name a few. If you are really interested in buying music, you won't be torrenting it. I really wish people would admit they are pirating because they just want something for free. Pirates got what they wanted: Cheap, DRM free music. Yet, the piracy continues because the spoiled brats of the Internet aren't getting something else they feel they are entitled to. It only goes to show you why you don't negociate with criminals.