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Robot Emperor Nov 21, 2009 00:30:01
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Ignore the whole arse thing since it has obviously hit a nerve. What difference does it make to an artist financially wether one downloads files or buys recordings second hand or from a remainder bin?

R rojo
rojo Nov 21, 2009 09:01:08
Replying to Robot Emperor

I can answer that one in part. When you buy 2nd hand items off traders you are at least funding a wider music related econonmy as oposed to a free download. Alot of the independent shops who used to sell 2nd hand stock out of shop in your local town now do so through ebay etc

P Pursued By Trees
Pursued By Trees Nov 21, 2009 13:29:29
Replying to Robot Emperor

Robot Emperor wrote:
What difference does it make to an artist financially whether one downloads files or buys recordings second hand or from a remainder bin?
None.

But then your question is irrelevant to the argument anyhow as filesharing simply does not equate in any meaningful way to buying a recording second hand or from a remainder bin for reasons which should be obvious.

J Joolio Geordio
Joolio Geordio Nov 21, 2009 17:10:30
Replying to Robot Emperor

Robot Emperor wrote:
Ignore the whole arse thing since it has obviously hit a nerve. What difference does it make to an artist financially wether one downloads files or buys recordings second hand or from a remainder bin?
Well if you are buying a 2nd hand record you can do so in the knowledge that the artist has been paid following the original "new release" sale of the disc and that they have received some income for their work which is the UK is around 8% of the price to the retailer. Ok so they don't get paid again for a subsequent 2nd hand sale - but they have been paid once. If you are downloading illegally (and I am assuming you are talking about illegal downloading here) the artist doesn't get paid for these downloads - and obtains a fraction of the earnings from CD sales or legal downloads than they would have got if more people/fans had bought it legally in the first place.