NO FILESHARING! Discuss the album, NOT WHERE TO FIND IT!

I said it's not ONLY about money, but you're apparently too dumb to understand that.

I understand what you are saying. You think people shouldn't be able to enjoy the music untill it's officially released, out of respect.

I'm saying the reason artist don't want their music "leaked" is because of the potential lost of profits. If people hear music they don't like before they buy the album, then some people won't buy that album. So to make sure people buy the albums, artist/record labels ask for albums not to be "leaked". I was saying it's naive to think that there's any other reason besides money, for not wanting their album listened to before the official release date.

So what are you really respecting, the artist/record labels ability to make money off of you from buying music you potentially may not even like? Im guessing thats the reason there is so much "bad" music out there today. So many people blindly buying/supporting music they don't even like.

And are you saying, that technology is changing the world into an utopia, where there's no money, and thus musicians can distribute their art for free (since they don't need money to live), or that technology let's you easily steal artist's work?

No, there is no such thing as a utopia, thats a myth. The world we live in is constantly changing, therefore a utopia is impossible because there will never be a final state of being. However, an economy that isn't based on the monetary system is quite possible and is made possible through technology.

or that technology let's you easily steal artist's work?

If you can replicate artist work, how can that even be considered stealing?

For example, If I created a replica of a music cd by making a FLAC copy onto my computer, it isn't stealing the information from the original cd because the cd itself still contains the information on it.

To "steal" something is to take something away from something or someone else. A copy is something you create, not steal. The copy you create is not the original, therefore can't be considered "stolen". Once you realize that the outdated concept of "ownership" or "property" never really existed in the first place, you will then realize the absurdity to think something could be "stolen". Nothing in this world is truly owned by anyone. At best, "owning things" can be best described as: borrowing for a limited amount of time.
 
Once you realize that the outdated concept of "ownership" or "property" never really existed in the first place, you will then realize the absurdity to think something could be "stolen".

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Cheggit out guys:

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Sorry, son, the world doesn't work this way.
 
:lol: how about we go in his house and take his HD TV and all the stuff :lol: I'm sure he wouldn't mind it :lol:

That example proves my point exactly.

"Nothing in this world is truly owned by anyone. At best, "owning things" can be best described as: borrowing for a limited amount of time."

Sorry, son, the world doesn't work this way.

Doesn't it?

Communism has money, banks, armies, police, prisons, charismatic personalities, social stratification, and is managed by appointed leaders. Seems much like the world we live in now.
 
Communism has money

Wrong. Communism has no money. Read more Marx and Lenin. Communism has also never been successfully implemented. Inb4 China: also wrong.
 
Wrong. Communism has no money.

Actually, it does use money. Communism has no blueprint or methodology to carry out their ideals and along with capitalism, fascism, and socialism, will ultimately go down in history as failed social experiments.
 
People that download torrents are not risking shit, its the uploaders that get fucked with.

Generally yes. You still can get pursued. This makes me think...I have an anecdote related to this situation. Here it is:


About a year ago, my friend asked me if it was okay to use some of my bandwidth and download Autodesk 3DSMAX 2010. I didn't care since I had 120 gigs/month and I accepted. 2 weeks later, my ISP sent me a message concerning the download via torrent and they said in the message that Autodesk could complain. If it was the case, then my ISP would give my infos to them. I guess it happened to the 300000 users who downloaded it.

if TLDR == 'on'
then
printf('ISP's aren't your firewall. Downloads are risky.');
end

Just saying.
 
If you can replicate artist work, how can that even be considered stealing?

For example, If I created a replica of a music cd by making a FLAC copy onto my computer, it isn't stealing the information from the original cd because the cd itself still contains the information on it.

To "steal" something is to take something away from something or someone else. A copy is something you create, not steal. The copy you create is not the original, therefore can't be considered "stolen". Once you realize that the outdated concept of "ownership" or "property" never really existed in the first place, you will then realize the absurdity to think something could be "stolen". Nothing in this world is truly owned by anyone. At best, "owning things" can be best described as: borrowing for a limited amount of time.

Always the same "it's not stealing if the owner doesn't lose a physical copy"-argument :rolleyes:


Stealing might not be the right term, but still if you download an artist's work, he doesnt get money he needs to live. Of course you can say, that "I wouldn't have bought it anyway, so artist lost nothing", and some people might not buy indeed, but most people do buy albums if they can't get them otherwise. Sadly we don't live in your Soviet Union comrade, so spare us the terms you learned on your first philosophy course, an tell how artists should make living (in this world, monetary system etc.) if everyone would download their albums.
 
Wikipedia : "Communism is a sociopolitical movement that aims for a classless and stateless society structured upon common ownership of the means of production, free access to articles of consumption, and the end of wage labour and private property in the means of production and real estate".

Yeah man, that seems much like the world we live in now... Unless you live in North Korea.

I can't tell if you are being serious or sarcastic, as it is nothing like that were I am. Society is full of different classes and I can't think of anything that is free from the government as my taxes are what pay for those things. (unemployment, medicare, social security, etc..)
 
just to add my point to the debate,i'm going to the manchester gig, never seen bodom huge amon amarth fan and i like ensiferum, so, i have heard the new album in full and it shreds your face off so when i rake a bit more cash up i will be buying.
 
just to add my point to the debate,i'm going to the manchester gig, never seen bodom huge amon amarth fan and i like ensiferum, so, i have heard the new album in full and it shreds your face off so when i rake a bit more cash up i will be buying.

So... The point was?
 
Always the same "it's not stealing if the owner doesn't lose a physical copy"-argument.
Stealing might not be the right term...

That's because it isn't stealing. Stealing implies taking away something. If nothing is technically being taken away, only created, then it isn't stealing. This is why I don’t understand why people call it what it isn’t.

but still if you download an artist's work, he doesnt get money he needs to live. Of course you can say, that "I wouldn't have bought it anyway, so artist lost nothing", and some people might not buy indeed, but most people do buy albums if they can't get them otherwise.

Well, you just countered your own point. If the people who download albums never had the money to buy the albums in the first place, then those artists were still never going to get paid by those people.

Sadly we don't live in your Soviet Union comrade, so spare us the terms you learned on your first philosophy course, an tell how artists should make living (in this world, monetary system etc.) if everyone would download their albums.

Well, I’m not sure what you mean when you say you’re sad because you don't live within my soviet union. But if it really makes you sad, then try doing something to change that situation for yourself. As for artist making money... Maybe they should try producing a good that people want, and can't be easily replicated. To make more money, they should design their product for planned obsolescence. That way people will have to continue to purchase. After that, the artist can monopolize the market for their product to ensure that no one else gets any of the potential profit. But of course that idea only works on the premise that the consumer will have the money to pay for the good in the first place. Otherwise, that idea will collapse just like the current economy.
 
Get Stoned made a non appropriate parallel between capitalism and communism claiming these are the same because in both you can find "money, banks, armies, police, prisons, charismatic personalities, social stratification, and [...] appointed leaders" who manage the country.
He forgot the real definition of communism and that's why I quoted Wikipedia, to refresh his stupid memory.

"non appropriate parallel"? I don't care what you think is or isn't appropriate, as it is irrelevant to the point I was making. There is no inaccuracy in what I said and I’m well aware of what a communist society consist of. If you're going to quote a source, I would recommend something more substantial than wikipedia... Besides, I wasn't necessarily making a specific connection "between capitalism and communism" as you say I am. This is what I actually said:

Communism has money, banks, armies, police, prisons, charismatic personalities, social stratification, and is managed by appointed leaders. Seems much like the world we live in now.

In fact, I was never "claiming these are the same". How you arrived at that conclusion, I don't know.
The point that I made contradictory to what Crzy_Aus was saying, is to show that the world does use much of the same methodology as communism. Sure communism differs in some degree, but they all generally operate in a similar manner.