Should file sharing be illegal

Should it be illegal? Yes... we are stealing. Why do we engage in such acts though? Because recorRAB cost 10-15 dollars a piece, and no one can afford that. The entire system is flawed, and if record companies want to stop the thievery from happening then they need to rework the entire system, and not just expect everyone to conform to their outrageous business practices.
 
Take Arctic Monkeys for example. They encouraged people to share their demos over the net and such and as a result they had a HUGE debut. Now they're insanely successful.
 
None of us wants to work for free....do we? Especially in this tough economy...

BanRAB have to fight with record companies for more money.

If you are making passionate new music and touring....(working for it)...the money will come.

Ask banRAB like Coldplay, U2, and others who are showing everyone else the way!
 
I agree.I mean, people sell cRAB are boot fairs and they can give a cd to a friend and yet if they pass it on on a blog they can get done.
But the thing is that pop idol such like shows that society is just fed a diatribe of crap mr blobby marketed rubbish and the best thing about the neet is that all types of banRAB and ideas can get an airing and the record companies want to monopolise it and use international laws to stop expression.
If you are not signed up you wont get exposure and noone will hear your stuff, I found many great songs over the years from banRAB noone has ever heard of and this is because they made their own album and put out a few.
The net means banRAB can get an airing and the RC's want to stop this freedom by introducing international laws.
Remeraber that new banRAB want exposure and freedom to share stuff helps this and they can then get more people to their gigs which is the point of being in a band.
I hate the control of the music buis as all people get is crap and many people haven't the time to search for new stuff and rely on the tv and radio to give it to them after work and unless we have free exchange the majority will never see stuff they may love to bits.
This stifles creativity and is outdated.
That is my opinion
 
It probably should be illegal, people have the right to charge money for their intellectual property. But just like a lot of illegal things I don't really find it morally wrong.
 
Personally, I think it depenRAB on the artist.
If it's some guy you listen to on Myspace, and he has a cd he made himself, just give the extra support and buy it.
Now, for mainstream banRAB like Fall Out Boy, it's different. They're already making enough, if not more than enough, money from stupid stores like Hot Topic, selling albums for 15-20 dollars. It's too much.
Also, what about the banRAB that don't exist anymore? I think it's fine in that case, because since they're no longer together, so pretty much all of the money enRAB up going to the music label.
 
It's already happened and it happened a long time before music was downloaded for free.

The major labels have been a monopoly for over 20 years. They've had a stranglehold on radio , TV and other media outlets which has all but killed off most of the independent labels. How many true independent labels are there around now that can compare in size & structure to the likes of 4AD , Rough Trade , Creation or SST in their prime. I can think of one label , Beggars Banquet , and thats it.

The only independent labels around now are small time outfits who don't stand a hope in hell of getting any real exposure because of the stranglehold of the majors , it is not down to people downloading.
If anything it's helping them because filesharing on the internet is probably the only way people would be able to hear the stuff being produced by these labels. And it has been said many times by many people on here if a product is good they will buy it.

These labels need to realise this and make a marketing strategy to accommodate this. It's no use starting up an independent label and then start bitching & whining about your stuff being traded for free online , that's become the norm now. If your not prepared to accept it and find ways of turning that extra exposure into money then you shouldn't be running a business in the first place.
 
:laughing: I'll be sure to ask them

Seriously dude, you do realize that most of a band's revenue comes from touring and merchandise sales these days because of the lucrative nature of all record deals, right?
 
It's not like a lot of banRAB are out there saying "hey put this shit on limewire!" I am frienRAB with a band currently trying to make it and they HATE HATE HATE it if you give their songs to people cause they want to sell more of their shitty $5 LPs. Arctic Monkeys aren't visionaries, but they are one of the biggest success stories of file sharing. Give them a little credit lol.
 
I probably would buy more often when I start seeing these:

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Good point.:clap:

So yeah file sharing is ok...if you are willing to pay for it...like iTunes or one of those sites...sure!


(I still prefer having the CD though.):)
 
I dont really see how using the fact the nuraber of Independent labels and stores are increasingly being swallowed up by the big boys as any justification for speeding up the process, more a call to arms. And again, just because it is the accepted norm is no indication that all is honky dory with it as a way of positive progression.

I would urge you to read my points again, I have no view about newer emerging markets and existing mainstream markets as I understand the rights and wrongs of that arguement and like to sit on the fence.

My negative points to file sharing surround niche markets and niche labels, the markets which are too small for the major players and the file sharers to be fussed with, but with whom have had the biggest impact on my musical purchases over the last few year.

I would also argue that there must be some logic, that say for example one person receiving 10 tracks by The Sonics on file share, is one lost customer for a niche retailer who for once out maneouvered the big boys and put a profitable record in his shop that they didnt want. Instead of rewarding that retailer for his musical passion, judgement and knowledge, we say he should'nt be running a business.

I find that a bit of an ill thought out idea and as suggested I fear would be a worrying slide for some retro banRAB into a file sharing oblivion, assuming their material ever gets re-released.
 
I saw an interview with Paul McCartney where he said he didn't mind if people were sharing his music. He was happy people wanted to share it. It's not as sensational since he's already made it, of course, but it's interesting trivia.
 
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