| Cloverfield |
04-06-2006 06:25 PM |
Most of my downloaded mp3s I actually own the album for now, but I have a few random songs and that that I don't ... simply becasue I really don't like the artist enough to go out and buy an entire album. In some cases I only like one of their songs.
I mostly listen to video game music though, and unless you can order online, it is really difficult to purchase.
There's another problem with video game music which also exists for fans of anime music. Anyone who has been to an anime store has probably seen the soundtracks on sale. Well the fact is that the majority of such soundtracks are actually pirated versions from Hong Kong or Korea and not the official Japanese release. In almost all case, the CDs are identical in cover art, etc ... however sound quality is less and also the serial numbers are different. IMO this is even worse than downloading mp3s, because someone is making money off it and not the original artist. And also many fans that don't know this fact are actually purchasing pirated CDs from legitimate stores without even realizing it. When I first started listening to FF music I too purchased pirate CDs without knowing about it. It wasn't until a year or so later I fount out about this practice. Very few stores in Australia and the US actually sell the legitimate CDs also which is a real shame.
As for downloading movies, I don't care for doing that. I was a huge advocate against anti-dowloading for Advent Children and we put up disclaimers on the site saying that we wouldn't support that kind of thing. But aside from that, I hate watching stuff on my computer, and I don't have a DVD burner, so really there is no use for even bothering.
I also wonder why people on eBay are allowed to sell pirated stuff. I guess eBay doesn't care and there must be a legal loophole to allow such. I see pirated CDs and DVDs on there all the time. Not sure about games/software though.
Abe Babe...
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