[Nihility]

honestly i agreed with metallica during most of the "suing fans" thing, it is stealing, while i do download some songs, it is stealing when u do that, and metallica was SUCH a popular band when all this started that they were getting a significant chunk of their sales taken away.

personally i own every metallica release on a physical CD, so no issue there

 

[kikkomang]

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Originally Posted by Nihility /img/forum/go_quote.gif honestly i agreed with metallica during most of the "suing fans" thing, it is stealing, while i do download some songs, it is stealing when u do that, and metallica was SUCH a popular band when all this started that they were getting a significant chunk of their sales taken away. personally i own every metallica release on a physical CD, so no issue there

copyright violation is not stealing. if i download a song the original copy is still in the possession of the original owner. it is still illegal though.

 

[FalconP]

Suing fans for illegal downloads is one thing; issuing legal warnings against fans who make unofficial web pages (Klaus Schulze) and passing around commercially unavailable bootlegs (Kitaro and doubtless many others) is something that cross my line.

 

[Aman]

Love the art, not the artist.

 

[gritzcolin]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Perfection Incarnate IMO!!!

I typically don't hate musicians but there are a few that I loathe. Bono I have always disliked for years I mean. I have never cared that he went to Africa with camera crews and stood around kids with aids. Shoving your "humanitarianism" down my throat only proves to me that you are in it for yourself.

Guns n Roses, not only because of Axl Rose being trash his music is trash as well and should find its way to the trash.

 

[Hadden]

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Originally Posted by kikkomang /img/forum/go_quote.gif copyright violation is not stealing. if i download a song the original copy is still in the possession of the original owner. it is still illegal though.

What does this mean?

 

[scott_d_m]

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Originally Posted by Aman /img/forum/go_quote.gif Love the art, not the artist.

I agree 98%, but corporate bands like Metallica and U2 are about the dollar, not the art.