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money is pretty much the only thing stopping me.

If I had free access to the itunes store... oh god...

Only time I pirate music is when iTunes don't have it. I'm not about to pay for a whole CD when I only want one song.

This.

As for what gets me to buy music, usually if I've liked at least 3 songs off the album I will buy it. I do tend to prefer cd's over mp3s though. I really like the cases, album art (if there is any), plus I am such a loser that I usually read the special thanks and all the credits.



Keycodes for something on their website? Even just a code for a 10% off a purchase of Tshirts or concert tickets?

Edited, Oct 21st 2010 9:14pm by Dyadem

O'hai there. Bagpipes? Or Glasvegas? Just curious.

As for paying for music, I like to have the actual disc, and if I'm not willing to pay for the CD, I obviously don't like it that much, so I probably won't even bother torrenting it.

Edited, Oct 21st 2010 10:37pm by Sgriob

Bagpipes.

Once I get some of my original stuff recorded in decent quality, I plan on giving away for free and asking for donations. I believe Radiohead took this approach. It's a honorable thing and would bring in money, but I'm not sure if it's the best approach if money is the main goal.

Yeah Radiohead had it set on website as a "pay what you feel like paying" deal. Trent did the same thing but he also gave out the songs in a format allowing easy editing so people could remix it if they wanted to without much hassle.


Personally I prefer to buy CD of bands I like even if the tracks suck, its the whole collector thing. If I like a song but don't really care for the band I will just buy the one track. The recording industry sucks and I would rather the money go direct to artists instead of the RmafIAA but I am not about to skip paying for it just because I don't like how the money gets distributed.

The only reason I pirate music is because I simply can't afford to buy all the music I want.
And if I have some money left over I'll go hunt for bargains in the CD store and buy some CD's that I might already have downloaded but still want as an actual CD.

When I first started exploring the Internet on Dial Up, Napster was a free music downloader at the time so I had constantly gone there to get songs that my minor butt couldn't purchase. I also didn't have chores and I was only 11 so I couldn't work to get any money.

I just figured that's what people do... Download. I don't use Napster anymore but I use Limewire, ect. I do have an IPod (30g) but I haven't used it since 2006 and that was only on the plane from Japan to US when I did. I don't see a point in buying I-Tunes songs if I don't use an MP3 player.

I will buy any CD that Miyavi has. He's my favourite and I love looking at the pictures. The rest of my CD's that I was bought for holidays and birthdays growing up, I have torn off the cover to each album and taped them to my wall. The CD's just sit in the trunk of my car.


I did buy Lady GaGa's CD within the last year. I like every song on it and I had no problem with myself buying it. The only other non-regret purchases I have made buying CD's were the Anti Christ Superstar from Marilyn Manson back in the day, Nirvana, and Linkin Park's. One CD from each band I enjoyed every single song on it.

I don't download music. Either I listen to it on the radio, or I buy the CD. Now movies would have to be them not gouging us with ridiculous prices at the start and then dropping the price by 60-70% later on.

So if you could go on their website and see a breakdown of where the money goes? A lot of artists purchase the product that they sell at shows or on their websites from the record company (unless they have their own record company) at "cost" then when the turn around and sell them, whatever they get at the show or on their website goes directly to them.

If it's on their website, there is probably a percentage going to the company that handles their webstore, though. Unless they handle it themselves, but I think that's pretty rare.

I don't buy things the RIAA in it's present form are involved in. I would probably pay for a service that had just about every song in high quality. Like a HQ YouTube.

If I think a band is good enough to buy their music, I will buy the CD and give it to someone as a present (because I feel obligated to give gifts to some people and I might as well do both at once). I do not like having more stuff that takes up space. I probably won't have a permanent country of residence until 2018 at the earliest, and emigration is easier with less stuff.

The fact that I don't even have enough money to justify buying clothes is, of course, also a factor. I have about 800 quid now, but I've made arrangements not to get paid anymore this year (all that money will get straight to my savings account in Germany where the money I accidentally have now came from) - I'm trying to set up an online thing that might actually get me enough revenue to pay income tax, but it's high risk so I might not get anything out of it and I won't plan for having money at any point in the next decade. I'd rather spend every penny I get on education and not take on a loan than buy silly things that I don't need.