dwoakee
Suboptimization Expert
Klämrisk;7160062 said:I'm living in a nightmare. Do people actually want fucking bad quality writing-protected MP3-files which you anyway only can open with your fucking iPod? I mean, you get better quality AND not writing-protected Mp3 or FLAC-files when you download them illegaly! WHY PAY FOR THE FILES WHEN YOU GET WORSE FILES THAN THE ONES YOU DOWNLOAD ILLEGALY? If CD dies, I'll die.
Nowadays there's iTunes Plus which gives you DRM-free 256 kbit AAC-files. This quality is enough for most people (at least, it's enough for me) and AAC is an MPEG format just like MP3. But there's other online shops out there. I like to buy stuff directly from Candyrat Records for example. They offer DRM-free 256 kbit MP3s.
Here in Germany, buying from iTunes is somewhat cheaper than buying a CD. iTunes albums cost 9,99 while a regular new CD costs 13 to 18 . I'ld definitely prefer if iTunes would sell for 5 to 8 , but 10 is still better than 13-18. When I buy from Candyrat there's the added advantage that they charge 10 DOLLARS. Paying it via Paypal means that it gets pretty cheap for me when I pay in .
Then there's the moral issue ... I don't actually want to constantly download or copy music without paying for it. No, really. I want to thoroughly test the music before buying it and 30-sec clips most of the time are not really a basis for me to decide whether I like the stuff. So, I copy stuff from friends, look at youtube, or something like that. But when I have found some piece of music I like then I am ready to pay a reasonable price for it. After all, I want the musicians to live and carry on making the music I like. Seriously.