NOVA_Guy
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| Music industry doing evil things-- where's the surprise?
Yet another story about a run-away greedy industry acting like thugs and ultimately pushing things through to hurt innocent people. Where's the story here?
Disappointment, yes. Surprise and shock, no.
This is part of why I haven't bought any new CDs in years. I refuse to help an industry who hurts innocent citizens with its profits. There's just something wrong it-- kind of like if the US were to start sending humanitarian aid and WMDs directly to Bin Laden.
What's next-- will our music industry in the US start asking the Obama administration for hand-outs from the Porkulus Package because of all the money its "losing" to piracy? As Congressman Jim Trafficant used to say, "Beam me up!"
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| OFF TOPIC - Trafficant
said by NOVA_Guy  :As Congressman Jim Trafficant used to say, "Beam me up!" I miss him. Sure, it was gimmicky, but when he went on a rant, everyone listened!
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NormanS
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join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
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Re: Music industry doing evil things-- where's the surprise?
said by NOVA_Guy :This is part of why I haven't bought any new CDs in years. I haven't bought any RIAA CDs primarily because they've mostly produced stuff I am not interested in. They probably haven't figured out that there are smaller, niche markets they could milk, where sales may only be around 10,000 to 50,000 units, tops. They appear to only want to push product when they can sell upwards of a million units per week.
Unlike dubbed anime, where there are additional costs, due to hiring actors, translators, etc., so the unit cost of the DVD is higher than for domestic shows, soundtrack CDs are just a matter of pressing the tunes as they are currently done over the Pacific. I've seen exact duplicates of overseas CDs, duly licensed for U.S. sale, offered at half the price of the overseas version. When they are offered at all. But when they aren't, I just save a few extra $$$ for the imported CDs.
Honestly, I have not pirated any RIAA tunes at all. No need for it.
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neowulf
join:2000-10-20
Port Orange, FL
| Interesting note on anime topic. Sometimes subbed anime cost more then the same titled dubbed anime, even though all they do is add subs and no extra voice actor cost. So tell me how that makes any sense?
When imports are cheaper then domestic versions, even adding in the extra shipping you pay, you know you are just paying some greedy production middleman that really shouldn't exist at all. With more and more imports coming in with many different subs languages, it almost makes no sense, unless you really need dubbed. |
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NormanS
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San Jose, CA
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| said by neowulf :Interesting note on anime topic. Sometimes subbed anime cost more then the same titled dubbed anime, even though all they do is add subs and no extra voice actor cost. So tell me how that makes any sense? That was true in the days of VHS. Anime purists were willing to pay more for the subs. However, everything is released on DVD these days, and it is easy to include both subtitled, and English overdubbed tracks on a single DVD.
When imports are cheaper then domestic versions, even adding in the extra shipping you pay, you know you are just paying some greedy production middleman that really shouldn't exist at all. With more and more imports coming in with many different subs languages, it almost makes no sense, unless you really need dubbed.
Where have you seen imports selling cheaper than domestic; except for the Taiwanese bootlegs? I consider those bootlegs to be the equivalent of trading in MPAA properties with P2P; I won't touch them.
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gorehound
join:2009-06-19
Portland, ME | reply to NOVA_Guy
I also do not nor have I bought any legal music from any of the large labels or from any artist/label who signs with the RIAA
i buy my music from artists and from small label independents |
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