One could argue that by downloading TV shows you are bypassing network or web advertisements, which is how companies derive profit from TV shows.
I don't equate downloading music or music with stealing because nobody is losing anything. It's not like Warner music will suddenly notice a missing copy of Appetite For Destruction after I complete a download.
Potential revenue is bullshit in my eyes. I download albums because it's not feasible for me to pay for them. I wouldn't buy 3 albums a week if downloading weren't possible. I wouldn't hear it at all.
The bottom line for me is that music has been commercialized to the point where the average person sees it as a product, not an artpiece. That means the million-dollar executives are winning. They aren't interested in fostering great art, they are interested in selling plastic discs, or better yet, bytes on a hard drive that they can tightly control.
I don't equate downloading music or music with stealing because nobody is losing anything. It's not like Warner music will suddenly notice a missing copy of Appetite For Destruction after I complete a download.
Potential revenue is bullshit in my eyes. I download albums because it's not feasible for me to pay for them. I wouldn't buy 3 albums a week if downloading weren't possible. I wouldn't hear it at all.
The bottom line for me is that music has been commercialized to the point where the average person sees it as a product, not an artpiece. That means the million-dollar executives are winning. They aren't interested in fostering great art, they are interested in selling plastic discs, or better yet, bytes on a hard drive that they can tightly control.
- Meatball
