[phreak]

hehe

i get new releases for under $10 at best buy.  and I don't even work there

of course the RIAA doesn't give a **** about non-pop music.  download away!

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Tiara
Actually, at the current exchange rate, 14 pounds = 25.15 USD. The Exch. Rate is ~1.796:1.

****ing 'ell.  The dollar has got really weak.... kind of almost makes me regret turning down a holiday to Florida next year.  Almost.

[Rictor]

Wow, I agree with ionia, thats like...wierdness.
Oh and look, dinner just flew past.

Yes, it is wrong, yes it is stealing and no, there is no legal doohicky that allows stealing if only you download it instead of physically steal it. And if they do catch me, they will have the legal right on their side. So, I'm a theif, I don't mind. I realize that in theory its wrong, but thats like stealing from Microsoft, its just so hard to feel bad about it.

[Getter Robo G]

I guess I can relate. Someone once asked me "why do you have 27 copies of FS disc #3?"  

  I replied "cause I can, what I should have let them get ground up as waste?"

  Being "in the industry" by the barest of margins I find myself getting less and less of the net and more directly from the source (physical cd's)...

  Since my Rocky IV tape disintergrated (which I paid full price for retail years ago) I felt no guilt re-downloaing the soundtrack for my personal use since I ALREADY PAID FOR IT!

As far as movie go I RARELY would ever DL a movie, I fully support the movie industry and whenever a big title comes out that catches my interest I am usually in the front row opening weekend (if I have the $). If I can't then I rent it later on from Blockbuster.  I think I am the "typical" movie goer... If the MPAA decides to follow in the footsteps of the RIAA I think it will make things worse for all parties, not better.

 IF they are smart they will leave things alone and not rock the boat. It will not draw attention to such activities and downplay it as much as possible. Otherwise remember Napster? I think they doubled their membership (I joined after all the press got intense about the site, so I can testify that it influenced me to check it out !!!)

[Zarax]

Both RIAA and MPAA needs to improve the quality (not content, but audio/visual) of their products and they will get much less problems...
If you use HD and multichannel downloads become suddenly pretty difficult if you have to download a few dozen MB per song and a few GB per movie, even in compressed formats...

[aldo_14]

CD quality is actually, in my experience, much better than most MP3s anyways.  That's one of the reasons why I buy CDs (that and also simply because I get a box and a cover, and I seem to have developed an affinity for collecting them).

Mind you, i'm a sucker for special editions............

[Stealth]

Originally posted by aldo_14
CD quality is actually, in my experience, much better than most MP3s anyways.

well yeah, of course.

[Zarax]

Same here for DVDs...
When i see Kubrick i cannot resist