RE: Morality and downloading
April 15, 2015 at 11:07 am
(This post was last modified: April 15, 2015 at 11:26 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(April 15, 2015 at 12:47 am)Kitan Wrote:
(April 15, 2015 at 12:43 am)Parkers Tan Wrote: Maybe you can make your point without insults, and with substance?
Because resorting to a commonly recognized term automatically brands me a petty. Only in your limited world.
What insult? The one that was non existent yet you imagined being there?
No, because "ditto" is an insubstantial reply, akin to "NO U" ... not something I'd expect from someone who claims to be creative.
As for the insults, did you not type these?
"You fucking dumbass"
"you piece of shit"
Yup, that was you ... not my "imagination". How forgetful you are.
As for my world, you have no clue how limited or open it is. I'd suggest you stick to things you know, like third-grade retorts and pinching the works of creative people.
You let me know when you have something of substance. I'm not going to reply to any further shitposting from you, because quite frankly, you don't strike me as having anything useful or instructive to say. Improve your posting.
(April 15, 2015 at 6:51 am)bennyboy Wrote: Just two posts, I called this kind of thinking into question. However, your drama about the poor hard-working musician doesn't make sense. The guys who aren't currently rich and famous ALWAYS benefit from greater exposure more than from a couple iTunes downloads they might pick up from family members and people they meet in the bar. The only ones really hurt by those loss of sales are music agencies and executives.
I'm not pinning my argument on the practical effects. I'm saying that if you didn't create it, and the author is charging money for it, taking it without paying the fees being asked is unethical. This isn't drama or anything else.
I've had people crash gigs I've played rather than pay the cover charge. I don't like it, not because it hampered my exposure -- it obviously increased it -- but rather, because it makes it harder to line that gig up again, because the owner rates our value with two metrics: the gate, and drinks sold. It didn't kill a career, because I've never been in a band that garnered more than local interest; but it did make it harder to make money making music.
