tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915625476394744222.post434466397594275231..comments2023-09-23T06:26:15.472-07:00Comments on METALITY.Net | Heavy Metal News, Reviews, Interviews, and Videos: GREG PUCIATO Nails The Whole File Sharing IssueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915625476394744222.post-24280027955793158012011-04-11T18:38:36.034-07:002011-04-11T18:38:36.034-07:00I agree with Lou -- great article. But even after...I agree with Lou -- great article. But even after making the point that labels need to wise up and accept the fact that digital downloading is here to stay, Greg still comes back to the point that illegal downloading is damaging all the people who survive on music, from bands to producers and more, and that labels need to get more aggressive to stop torrent sites and mediafire links. He's right that too many people don't think hard enough about the consequences of downloading, but I don't think that solution realistic. The only way illegal downloading will change at all is by convincing fans who can afford to buy music that it's not cool to rip it off. In other words, it will take a big sea-change in attitude. Of course, that's part of what Greg and others are trying to accomplish. I hope that happens, but I'm not optimistic.<br /><br />btw, I hope there will always be CDs, even in very limited distribution. And I hope that even when 99% of music is distributed digitally that the digital files will still include album art and lyrics (even when you can't make out the words in the song).Islanderhttp://www.nocleansinging.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915625476394744222.post-9009761447267381962011-04-11T13:41:07.521-07:002011-04-11T13:41:07.521-07:00I agree - there definitely needs to be some kind o...I agree - there definitely needs to be some kind of turning point. Bands (or labels... or, well, whoever!) need to look elsewhere for their income. Whether it be special merch items, gig "experiences" (where fans pay more than the average ticket price, but get to meet the band as well as see the show) or some other new idea that may just be crazy enough to work! The times, they are a-changin' and, like you say, the Internet (and all that goes with it) is not going to disappear overnight (unless, of course, the zombie apocalypse happens... in which case it might). The days of the CD being the main way that people get/listen to their music is long gone. The only way bands and labels are going to survive now is to roll with the punches. Accept the fact that one era in musical history is gone and try to embrace whatever comes next.<br /><br />Personally, I'm pretty old school. I am most definitely in the minority. If I can get an album on CD, then I will. I actually feel a huge amount of disappointment when I have to download an album. I like to have something tangible - particularly if I've paid for it. Paying for a file that sits on my hard drive just doesn't quite seem real to me. Perhaps I'm severely out of touch with the modern world? Haha!<br /><br />Maybe one possible way forward would be albums on USB sticks? That way folks like me will still get our pretty packaging! <br /><br />As for the whole argument over whether illegal downloading is right or wrong... Hell, we could be here all day. As far as I'm concerned, I try to support the bands I like in anyway possible - be it buying CDs, gig tickets, merch... But, I realise that this simply isn't possible for some people. But, hey, illegal downloading isn't going to go away, so there's not much point in covering the same old ground over and over again. Some labels need to realise this. ;)<br /><br />Anyway, great article!Louhttp://www.louciferspeaks.comnoreply@blogger.com