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Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter
I never said I didn't buy my music. I just prefer to make sure the CD isn't full of crappy songs before I buy it. And I keep the "illegally" downloaded copy as a high-quality digital version of what I just purchased.
Let me break it down for you:
I download an album and have a listen.
If it sucks, I delete the album off my hard drive.
But if it has more than 2 good songs on it, I go buy the CD.
I keep the "illegal" digital download to have the high quality digital version.
But according to you I'm a thief. Man, I wish everything was that black and white in my world...  |
So if you take a CD from a store to see if you like it, then throw it out if you don't, that's not stealing? And if you do like it, you can go back to the store and give them money for it and that makes it ok? It's the same basic logic man.
Or do you consider it different because the artist didn't produce physical media that costs extra? Or is it different because the middle man didn't spend money (i.e. the store buying the album to sell to you)? Not that my original statement was specifically directed at you, but regardless, it is what it is.
Anyone can justify anything, and not everything is black and white. But downloading without paying, even if you discard it when you don't like it, is pretty black and white to me. I "stole music" when I was younger too, every time I had a friend burn me a copy of a CD they paid for. I also had an evolution of my morals, and don't do it anymore. It was just as wrong for me to do that as it is to download music for free when not provided by the artist/recording company.
ETA: I'm not trying to "judge" anyone, but it's an opinion conversation, and let's just be honest about what it is. I completely understand why you do it, and I understand why a lot of people do things they do that are "wrong". Myself included with other things. I'm not perfect either.