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> The joy of driving artists and musicians into bankruptcy is more important than any of that, apparently. Comments like these distract from the larger point y
by chimeracoder 2y ago
> The joy of driving artists and musicians into bankruptcy is more important than any of that, apparently.
Comments like these distract from the larger point you're making because they misrepresent the nature of the effect that TPB (and similar services) actually have had on artists, and on the historical relationship between artists and the capital class throughout history.
It's a common misconception that filesharing harms artists - that's a misconception put forth by the RIAA and its ilk because it harms them. In reality, the relationship is much more complicated, because artists aren't the ones who directly benefit from album sales anyway, and they are themselves often exploited by the record labels who are the ones directly harmed by filesharing (to the extent that you believe filesharing even constitutes harm, which is a separate and debated point).
- akimbostrawman 2y ago>It's a common misconception that filesharing harms artists Case in point EU study proving that. https://gizmodo.com/the-eu-suppressed-a-300-page-study-that-found-piracy-do-1818629537 https://gizmodo.com/the-eu-suppressed-a-300-page-study-that-...
- justinclift 2y agoJust for clarity of anyone else passing by, the full title of that study is: The EU Suppressed a 300-Page Study That Found Piracy Doesn’t Harm Sales
- phatskat 2y agoTorrenting led me to find many bands I wouldn’t have, and that led me to buying tickets and merch I otherwise wouldn’t own. Those things help artists more than anything afaik, torrenting has been a boon. I’d wager if you go up to someone in a band after a show and ask how they feel about you pirating their album, the response would be along the lines of “I really don’t care, you’re here aren’t you?”