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WillowTheWhisp · 04-03-2007, 23:38

If I hear an artist mentioned who I have never heard of and wonder what their sound is like - or if I hear one song and wonder if the rest of what they do is as good I wouldn't go out and buy a CD to find out. In the olden days you used to be able to go into the record shop and sit in a little booth and listen to the LP and then decide if you wanted to buy it or not. It's a bit like thumbing through a book you may decide to buy. I wouldn't buy an unknown book by an unknown (to me) author if it was all sealed up and I couldn't have a flick through.

In a similar way the chance to dip into something via P2P and then listen to it on my PC introduces me to a lot more music than I would otherwise purchase - so in that respect I think it benefits the music industry.

04-03-2007, 23:38	#28
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1060	Re: Downloading Music. Is it stealing? If I hear an artist mentioned who I have never heard of and wonder what their sound is like - or if I hear one song and wonder if the rest of what they do is as good I wouldn't go out and buy a CD to find out. In the olden days you used to be able to go into the record shop and sit in a little booth and listen to the LP and then decide if you wanted to buy it or not. It's a bit like thumbing through a book you may decide to buy. I wouldn't buy an unknown book by an unknown (to me) author if it was all sealed up and I couldn't have a flick through. In a similar way the chance to dip into something via P2P and then listen to it on my PC introduces me to a lot more music than I would otherwise purchase - so in that respect I think it benefits the music industry. __________________