Join the legal Music campaign

For anyone and everyone who hates illegal music downloading devaluing the quality and art of music and thus destroying the industry as we know it, please issue your comments here and ignore those who seek to create ruin and disaster.

I also beg of you not to post coments on illegal ones as that shows that you gave an ounce of care to see what it was about whereas you should ignore it cxompletely and thus give the user zero satisfaction. If you don't read it then you don't think of it and then you can't be part of the problem should it unfold.

Anyway, just trying to do a good thing, I hope you all take the lead.

Cheers.

and me 

I support legal downloading too.

darqdean wrote: I don't support downloads at all.   I want substance. I want tangible. I want a booklet with pretty pictures. I want a free patch and stickers. I want a poster of the pyramids. I want free post-cards and art prints. I want a gate-fold sleave with original artwork by Dave McKean or Roger Dean. I want an insert with a list of forthcoming realses from the same lable. I want a lyric sheet. I want hidden tracks and bonus material. I want a free making-of DVD. I want to read the thanks list to see if anyone I know is on it. I want to know who played 'cello on track three.   And if there is a small piece of plastic amongst all that that contains some music as well then all the better.

I have no problems with destroying the industry as we know it, because it sucks and is ripping off both artist and consumer alike - consumers, to the Recording Industry ASS. are pirates until proven innocent and I HATE those anti-piracy messages you get on DVDs that bona-fide punters like me can't skip through - but I am TOTALLY against illegal downloading

To be fair, this is the only one supporting other ways to download and allowing users to suggest legal, cheap and effective ways to get ahold of prog music. And, thanks to Mr MikeEnRegalia I have signed up to emusic! Anyway, probably a good idea to keep an eye on it although I trust that it will be kept abuse-free!   Anyway...

Certif1ed wrote: I have no problems with destroying the industry as we know it, because it sucks and is ripping off both artist and consumer alike - consumers, to the Recording Industry ASS. are pirates until proven innocent and I HATE those anti-piracy messages you get on DVDs that bona-fide punters like me can't skip through - but I am TOTALLY against illegal downloading   ...I don't like downloading music either - like others, I want something tangible for my money, but occasionally I'll buy a track just to get the taste.

I base my thoughts on whether I like the band through free streaming. If I like it then I buy it somehow. Either ebay, amazon, play.com or anything like that. I just can't stand waiting for a bar to load cause i like the booklets and cases and track lists and paper-based lyric sheets and such.

Kid-A wrote: Am I allowed to start an 'illegal downloads' thread?

^ Way to do exactly what the topic starter wanted you not to do. 

PA does not condone illegal activity. Ever. You have broke a rule.

I bet an admin will be here shortly....

Frank Zoppa wrote: Looking around at many recording artists I don't see many that are poverty stricken. For me they are grossly overpaid and want even more. If they do have problems financially maybe they should get a proper job like everyone else has to.

^ It was Frank Zoppa that made the statement and Certif1ed was agreeing with you....