Then lower CD prices.

 

most cd stores are the ones that create the markup on cd's. I believe that you either choose to buy the product or not based on what the price is, however not agreeing with the price and then stealing it is not a way to solve the problem.

 

Someone help me out here. What is the diffence between me taping a show on TV & watching it, vs. downloading a song & listening to it? Both are protected by law, & I can give the taped show to a friend to watch...it's still legal. As a matter of fact, I believe I can tape a song from an album, give it to a friend, & it's still legal, as long as I don't charge anything for it. So how is downloading music from strangers, with no monetary exchange illegal? Just doesn't sound logical to me.

 

Ok I have a question.. If you violate the copyrights because its the song regardless of if its on a cd or not any longer.. Than since my Fuel cd broke in half shouldnt I get one to replace it for free?? After all I paid for the rights did I? The other problem I have what is the justification for the CD prices? They have NEVER gone down in price while the cost of making a CD has gone down 75%. Even with p2p sharing this has not even come close to dipping into the profits of the recording industry. Here is an example

1990 Cost of making a CD = 5 bucks
Cd's are sold for 12 bucks
Thats a 7 dollar profit

2003 Cost of making a CD = 1 buck
Cd's are sold for 15 bucks
Thats a 14 dollar PROFIT!!

Last time I checked inflation was only like 2% or so..
Yet its all the same product.. Has CD performance really improved? A scratch is a scratch. So if they make CD that you cant copy and I purchased the music rights to those songs on that CD shouldnt I be allowed to download those songs and put them on a cd? What the RIAA answer to this?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by S2KFanatic
[B]Someone help me out here.

 

The point is is that you aren't distributing those tapes or whatever to hundreds of millions of people. This is the big issue, and it definately is costing the recording industry money...they are trying to sell my companies music part because they are losing money.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by sirrach
[B]The point is is that you aren't distributing those tapes or whatever to hundreds of millions of people.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by sirrach
[B]The point is is that you aren't distributing those tapes or whatever to hundreds of millions of people.

 

OK I agree theft is theft. However sharing on P2P Networks will still continue. Yes its wrong but so is speeding, but we all are quilty of it. Napster was shut down, 5 rose in its place. They shut down the current ones, 25 will raise in its place. This is 2003, there's no stopping technology... everyone needs to embrace it and adapt.

These scare tactics that the RIAA is employing in a futile attempt to end P2P sharing will not stop it. They will sue a few hundred people and win, but MILLIONS of people around the world are using these P2P networks, they just cannot sue everyone in the world. It will only serve to further alienate consumers from purchasing their products, in this case, music CD's.

RIAA must adapt to the current technology, realize that music CD's are a dying breed, and provide alternate means to purchase music online similar to iTunes. Its the only way they will survive and all the dinosaurs there need to see the light.

 

Just curious but what costs more lost revenue because someone who was never going to buy the CD in the first place downloads music or the cost per hour for lawyers to litigate these cases?? Point is.. If there are only 2 good songs on a CD im not buying it.. Also if its illegal because its going out to the masses then why are radio stations not sued? Last time I checked I could record music off of my radio.. and I dont pay anything for that and I assume most people can catch radio stations.