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GeauxTo
03-26-2007, 02:42 PM
The music business is in the middle of a shift from shoppers buying albums on CD to downloading individual songs, reports The New York Times. Last year, the sale of digital singles from services such as iTunes outsold CDs for the first time. So far this year, about 189 million songs have been purchased from downloading services, with singles outselling albums by a margin of 19 to 1.
Cianne
03-26-2007, 02:47 PM
They shouldn't compare singles to albums. Compare the digital albums to traditional albums instead.
GeauxTo
03-26-2007, 02:54 PM
They shouldn't compare singles to albums. Compare the digital albums to traditional albums instead.

You're right. Good point.

I'm looking to replace my car radio with one that will play from a USB memory stick. That way, I could load up a 1 Gig stick with tons of MP3 music from my computer and add, alter, and/or change whenever I want.
BamaDude06
03-26-2007, 02:57 PM
I don't buy CDs anymore. If I buy music I buy online. Rarely is there a CD where I like all the songs so why waste the money when you can pick and choose songs online?
shk999
03-26-2007, 03:46 PM
People pay for downloaded songs??????????????
Bburton86
03-26-2007, 04:34 PM
People pay for downloaded songs??????????????


what he said
lacene
03-26-2007, 05:26 PM
I don't buy CDs anymore. If I buy music I buy online. Rarely is there a CD where I like all the songs so why waste the money when you can pick and choose songs online?

I still buy my music via CD's. I can use any number of explanations why. Mostly because I'm "Old School", which is a nice way of saying I'm old, and remember when buying albums was a big part of my music. Albums were just like art, or paintings, to represent my music. Plus, it represents (in a way that the RIAA doesn't subscribe to) music that's MINE, i.e.: I own it, whereas online subscriptions require monthly accounts, so you basically just rent that music.

Then there's the fact that I dislike most downloadable music - whether legally obtained or...otherwise - because at best you usually get up to 128kbps, which is horrendous quality. I prefer to rip my CD's to FLAC or APE, and then to encode to 192kbps vbr with Lame, for my DAP's. It's the best way to go.....

Oh, I do download some great music from emusic.com. It's mostly independant, un-discovered artists, but they allow for up to 192kbps vbr, which is great, and there's no BS DRM, which is even greater! And it's not subscription, but actual purchased music, so it's mine, as well.....
AU Blaaaaaaaake
03-26-2007, 05:46 PM
Seriously people, just get Limewire and be done with it.
Cianne
03-26-2007, 06:43 PM
I still buy my music via CD's.

You aren't the only one. When I actually decide to get some new music, I generally buy a CD. I like having a tangible copy. It's the same reason I don't digital download video games I own. Just something about having the box art and whatnot.
Bburton86
03-26-2007, 07:38 PM
Seriously people, just get Limewire and be done with it.

PLEASE don't. They will catch you.
Bburton86
03-26-2007, 07:39 PM
I still buy my music via CD's. I can use any number of explanations why. Mostly because I'm "Old School", which is a nice way of saying I'm old, and remember when buying albums was a big part of my music. Albums were just like art, or paintings, to represent my music. Plus, it represents (in a way that the RIAA doesn't subscribe to) music that's MINE, i.e.: I own it, whereas online subscriptions require monthly accounts, so you basically just rent that music.

Then there's the fact that I dislike most downloadable music - whether legally obtained or...otherwise - because at best you usually get up to 128kbps, which is horrendous quality. I prefer to rip my CD's to FLAC or APE, and then to encode to 192kbps vbr with Lame, for my DAP's. It's the best way to go.....

Oh, I do download some great music from emusic.com. It's mostly independant, un-discovered artists, but they allow for up to 192kbps vbr, which is great, and there's no BS DRM, which is even greater! And it's not subscription, but actual purchased music, so it's mine, as well.....


I feel the exact same way. VBR is the only way to go.
shanksta13
03-26-2007, 07:40 PM
PLEASE don't. They will catch you.

Who is they? I thought it was only certain college campuses that were tracking down users.
Bburton86
03-26-2007, 07:43 PM
Who is they? I thought it was only certain college campuses that were tracking down users.

The same people that are getting on the colleges ass. The RIAA. Just because they are now cracking down on the colleges doesn't mean they've forgotten everybody else. Kazaa, Limewire, any of these types of P2P filesharing is easy for them to track. And with those types of services you only download a song at a time. If you use other methods you download whole CDs at a time and they are much much less traceable.

As I've said many times before. Do not use Kazaa, Limewire or any programs like them.
shanksta13
03-26-2007, 07:45 PM
The same people that are getting on the colleges ass. The RIAA. Just because they are now cracking down on the colleges doesn't mean they've forgotten everybody else. Kazaa, Limewire, any of these types of P2P filesharing is easy for them to track. And with those types of services you only download a song at a time. If you use other methods you download whole CDs at a time and they are much much less traceable.

As I've said many times before. Do not use Kazaa, Limewire or any programs like them.

So how many songs downloaded would put you at risk? :laugh:
shanksta13
03-26-2007, 07:54 PM
In all seriousness, I have a cousin that uses Limewire a lot. He's headed to LSU next year and I warned him that there was some legal action going on over at LSU over Limewire and similar illegal downloading services. He just kind of laughed at me and more or less said, "Well, everyone does it so I'm not too worried about it." I know he's downloaded probably around 1,000 or more songs. Should he be legitimately worried about getting pursued by a legal suit or is that a relatively low amount of downloads?
Bburton86
03-26-2007, 08:03 PM
In all seriousness, I have a cousin that uses Limewire a lot. He's headed to LSU next year and I warned him that there was some legal action going on over at LSU over Limewire and similar illegal downloading services. He just kind of laughed at me and more or less said, "Well, everyone does it so I'm not too worried about it." I know he's downloaded probably around 1,000 or more songs. Should he be legitimately worried about getting pursued by a legal suit or is that a relatively low amount of downloads?

It's not a matter of how many you download which will get you in trouble. If you download then you are at risk to get sued, period. Then, how many songs you've downloaded comes into play. They charge you I think 1,000 dollars (ballpark number) a song when they sue you.

Downloading 1,000 songs really isn't that many. I've seen people who've downloaded terabytes (100 gigabytes = 1 terabyte) worth of music. I've got about 88 gigs worth of LEGAL music on my computer and that comes out to around 14,000 songs. So you can imagine how much some people have gotten hold of.

Just tell him that there are much more 'safe' and efficent ways if he doesn't want to pay for music.
AUChamps
03-26-2007, 08:05 PM
Sprint's gonna go after iTunes and I believe with great success.

Power Of Mobile Music Now More Accessible Than Ever To Sprint Customers (http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?id=15821)

Also get a load of Sprint's new phone from Samsung that I think you all will find appealing: YouTube - Samsung UpStage Preview (http://youtube.com/watch?v=BZ-Fo6Qe4Qo)
Cianne
03-26-2007, 08:17 PM
To clear things up on what Burton said, 1 Terabyte = 1000 Gigabytes.
Bburton86
03-26-2007, 08:18 PM
See, that makes what they did even more effed up.


:)
lacene
03-26-2007, 10:54 PM
limewire can have some pretty crappy viral content in it...if you have to get your music that way, I'd suggest bittorent-ing.......but really I wouldn't even suggest that.....

topics of relevant interest:

RIAA Sues Limewire (http://www.betanews.com/article/RIAA_Sues_LimeWire_Over_Piracy/1154722015)

Limewire Sues RIAA Right Back (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060925/230637.shtml)