Index > Cool > Glad you made it! > I figured if the board was going to have logins I'd better claim my username asap. > Heard some good things about the Peter Gabriel album > B. D. > Re: > I still buy used CDs > My music-buying habits > I can't justify buying media I won't play
Posted by Tabernacles E. Townsfolk (@billstrudel) on Jan. 23, 2024, 2:38 p.m.
I only buy new music from artists I care about though – I came up with a pragmatic defense of (my habits of) music piracy in that,
(a) When you buy used media, 100% of the proceeds go to the seller; the artist sees nothing;
(b) I only am willing to buy new music that I especially care about; if I’m indifferent I’d buy it used, if at all;
therefore, when I download music from Soulseek, the artist isn’t losing anything (to say nothing of thr industry employees).
Lets you pirate Hackney Diamonds with a clear conscience beyond the typical “they don’t need the noney”.and frees up money for new music I caee about – which TBH isn’t that nuch.
- Hackney Diamonds: meh - Ken Jan. 23 6:32 PM