Copy-protected cds

[Kenneth R.]

i think we, as consumers, need to send a clear message to the music industry by not buying copy-protected cd's, as it seems obvious to everyone that they are garbage, but also by not buying overpriced cd's. i simply refuse to walk into a store and pay 16, 18, even 20 dollars for a single cd. (i realize the europeans in attendance are now shaking their heads in disgust, but...adjust the prices, you get the idea.) even if i have to wait, i'll shop around, look in every used store i can find, look on ebay and the internet, whatever it takes to not pay such an outrageous price.
the problem with the record industry is they're looking at declining sales and assuming it is due to piracy, when perhaps they should be considering lowering their prices. but oh right, that would cost them money. it is up to us, we have to make it as unprofitable as possible for them to continue their current practices.

i agree and 90% of the time end up buying online (and by online, i'm not talking about amazon. they're just as shitty.)

i'm only willing to pay those kind of prices for rarities, hard-to-imports, and albums with bonus material

 

[ChrisEmerson]

hehe. So if the next Opeth is copy protected, what are people gonna do?

 

[Arnold Layne]

Im gonna buy it, and download it. Just becuase its Opeth. Many other bands i jsut wouldnt buy it.

 

[Kenneth R.]

ditto..

 

[ChrisEmerson]

ill probably buy it as well, but this is how the labels get away with it. They know people buy it anyway.

 

[Ermz]

It depends on how good the CD is. I didn't buy Deliverance. If it's at that same level of quality I probably won't be buying the new one. But I have hope, and if this new CD kicks my ass I'm definately buyin it.

 

[ChrisEmerson]

yeh

i own all opeth cds, and probably will continue to buy any new release.

 

[deliverance]

^ same.

 

[ChrisEmerson]

interesting article:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/20/future_of_music/

 

[dorian gray]

hmm. glad i read this thread. what are some internet sites where i can buy used music? personally, i enjoy going to the music store and grabbing a few cds of the bands i see mentioned here. but, if cthulu isnt going to pay for it, them im not going to either.

 

[dorian gray]

isnt there anything less.....commercial?

 

[Kenneth R.]

newbury comics if you have that in your area is a good source of used music.

 

[deliverance]

Jon, a lot of cd stores buy used cds, and then sell them..so i'd say just check all the cd stores nearby, and there will definetly be a couple that have a used section.

 

[dorian gray]

^ahh, thats true. i forgot that i perused Media Play's section a few months ago. They had nothing to write home about of course. The stuff we listen to is relatively hard to find new, let alone used.

 

[cthulufhtagn]

hmm. glad i read this thread. what are some internet sites where i can buy used music? personally, i enjoy going to the music store and grabbing a few cds of the bands i see mentioned here. but, if cthulu isnt going to pay for it, them im not going to either.

har, check out www.theendrecords.com/omega
i'm lucky, i have amoeba music in san francisco which has a lot of metal, a lot of it used. they don't sell online though, so next time you're in the bay area ...i can't vouch for the hollywood one, only been there twice

 

[sknight]

Too bad the artists make essentialloy nothing off the sales of their albums. This is all corporate greed.