10-25-2011, 08:59 PM
To Download Or Not To Download? That is the question.
Whether to be nobler to the artist or succumb to the instinct of curiosity and entitlement. Working on the assumption most in this forum are true music lovers, Hip and beyond, what is your position on this matter?
Personally I feel my monetary contributions to this industry far outweigh the cost of the content I have downloaded, hence I can rationalize it from an entitlement perspective. And yet I do feel ethically challenged, especially when it comes to the realization this practice can adversely affect the artist, especially those trying to break into commercial relevance.
Whether to be nobler to the artist or succumb to the instinct of curiosity and entitlement. Working on the assumption most in this forum are true music lovers, Hip and beyond, what is your position on this matter?
Personally I feel my monetary contributions to this industry far outweigh the cost of the content I have downloaded, hence I can rationalize it from an entitlement perspective. And yet I do feel ethically challenged, especially when it comes to the realization this practice can adversely affect the artist, especially those trying to break into commercial relevance.
"we've only got three hundred feet to go ..."
