What are your thoughts on piracy?

[davwuh]

I just released an album this month on Bandcamp and having a look around online, I've noticed it is now up all over the internet on several trackers and music sharing forums. But can I be angry? I have pirated all sorts of things in the past, so what right do I have to complain?

Anyone else had this same experience and how did you take it? I guess it's a compliment in a way, because people like the music, but also feel kind of hard done by.

Not encouraging/discouraging piracy here, so I think it is within the rules of the forum to have a fair discussion about it

[Liam92]

[timmyyabas]

zomby thinks it's alright.

[brasco]

[davwuh]

Sorry, I only post on the forum sporadically so I didn't know the subject came up this often

[vishes]

Well not often but it was covered not too long ago and it basically ended up with everyone disagreeing with eachother... So not really a succes.

[sarajevo]

this has been done to death

[davwuh]

this has been done to death

Thanks for the info, I can see you're a veteran of the forum

[south3rn]

this has been done to death

this better for you?

[exfox]

i predict this thread will move to snh, then back to general discussion, then back to snh; it should also have that 2004 harvard report, sarcasm, seckle, vinyl v cd/mp3 arguments, people arguing, some random guy coming in to say "i don't really care i download all day", people telling him "your attitude is disgusting, that's what is wrong with the entitled generation", then the thread will randomly get locked

[ultraspatial]

i predict this thread will move to snh, then back to general discussion, then back to snh; it should also have that 2004 harvard report, sarcasm, seckle, vinyl v cd/mp3 arguments, people arguing, some random guy coming in to say "i don't really care i download all day", people telling him "your attitude is disgusting, that's what is wrong with the entitled generation", then the thread will randomly get locked

pretty much sums it up though

[davwuh]

this has been done to death

this better for you?

Not really, it's already been posted about 5 times and I already replied to it

[wobbles]

Guys, I hear vinyl sounds just the same as CD quality, so why do people buy it if it's so expensive ad u get less tunes?

[exfox]

Guys, I hear vinyl sounds just the same as CD quality, so why do people buy it if it's so expensive ad u get less tunes?

naaaar mate vinyl is full of 0 and 1 and thus more warmths because digital reproduction on lps allows the sound to be more coloured
this is why 320 pressed to serato always sound better than flacs on cds as you can't really compete with digital surface hiss

edit: wait its the opposite

[jrkhnds]

Fun fact: CDs will allways provide "more" dynamic range than a vinyl copy, especially when it comes to distinct treble frequencies (as found in hi-hats etc). What people love about "dat vinyl sound" is actually an unintended distortion, an error of judgement by the listeners.




That said, pirates are effing stnuc. Vinyl all the way. Support the artist, the manufacturing industry and maintain the love for good music. Spread the word.

[garethom]

Wobbles, if u have a vacuum tube paremetric eq cd player with funktion one soundcard then maybe a cd is lossless, but otherwies vinyl is flac quality (white labels only). Hope that helps you answer.

And yeah man, it's even worse when you see shops selling your releases, and you're seeing none of it haha.

All, I can heartily recommend Davwuh's album by the way, quality release.

[Laszlo]

Yaaaaar! It be another piracy thread, and shiver mi timbers that ol sea dog garethom is postin again!
Avast, it's been done a thousand times before but the OP isn't to blame, I tells ye.

[garethom]

Yaaaaar! It be another piracy thread, and shiver mi timbers that ol sea dog garethom is postin again!
Avast, it's been done a thousand times before but the OP isn't to blame, I tells ye.

I CAN'T RESIST.

To be fair to me this time, I mostly popped in to help Wobbles dilemma.

[Laszlo]

Ha! It's all good mate, I can't see this thread going far (I hope not, anyway) and it was worth it just for exfox's summing up.

[scattybeanhead]

i predict this thread will move to snh, then back to general discussion, then back to snh; it should also have that 2004 harvard report, sarcasm, seckle, vinyl v cd/mp3 arguments, people arguing, some random guy coming in to say "i don't really care i download all day", people telling him "your attitude is disgusting, that's what is wrong with the entitled generation", then the thread will randomly get locked

/DSF

oh and damn these kids and their downloading technology and such