I get insulted because I buy my music...wait, what?

[DeadlyFred]

How do artist even make money anymore? That music you're stealing is somebody else's intellectual property.

Merchandise and tours. They only get a fraction of the money made from selling the CDs.

I got insulted for being good at physics...

And who funds the tours and makes the merchandise? Oh yeah, its the record company who makes money off the CD sales... D'OH!

 

[wildpeaks]

Good lord, it is impossible to find anyone to play battletech these days. *thumbs up*

.. I have no idea what battletech even is

(but I'll google it)

 

[HHKelevra]

I've been insulted for not HATING the Star Wars prequels, and all of the UE material attached to them. It apparently wasn't enough that I acknowledged all of the flaws, but was still capable of liking them to some extent.

Also (especially online) for liking ANY game on a console more than its PC counterpart.

 

[chif-ii]

Every feel this way just about being a nerd?

 

[wildpeaks]

Every feel this way just about being a nerd?

Being a nerd is awesome, don't let anyone convince you of the contrary ^^)

 

[Xenomemphate]

How do artist even make money anymore? That music you're stealing is somebody else's intellectual property.

Merchandise and tours. They only get a fraction of the money made from selling the CDs.

I got insulted for being good at physics...

And who funds the tours and makes the merchandise? Oh yeah, its the record company who makes money off the CD sales... D'OH!

Actually no. Not always. Many tours are organised by other companies. Take the Rockstar tour I recently went to, that was funded by none other than the energy drink Rockstar (of which I got two free cans of. Awesome!)

 

[laststandman]

I've been insulted for loving Lord of the Rings:
Me: "Tomorrow night I'm going to see The Two Towers with a live orchestra at Radio City"
Person: "That's pretty gay dude"

 

[Pointer]

I get insulted for not punching my ex in the face. /shrug. I have weird friends.

 

[wildpeaks]

They only get a fraction of the money made from selling the CDs.

The fraction depends on the record company, independants are usually more respectful of their artists than the huge brainwashing ones: for example, Metropolis [http://www.metropolis-records.com] and Out of Line [http://www.outofline.de] are awesome

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I've been insulted for loving Lord of the Rings:
Me: "Tomorrow night I'm going to see The Two Towers with a live orchestra at Radio City"
Person: "That's pretty gay dude"

That's the moment where I kick that dude's a-- all the way to Mordor.

 

[InnerRebellion]

I got insulted for not liking Napoleon Dynamite.

Yeah...

Same here. I don't see what is so great about a film that looks like some eighth grader with a camcorder shot...

OT: My close friend pirates EVERYTHING and says I'm a drone for buying my music...

 

[GiantRaven]

Actually no. Not always. Many tours are organised by other companies. Take the Rockstar tour I recently went to, that was funded by none other than the energy drink Rockstar (of which I got two free cans of. Awesome!)

I'm pretty certain there will a buttload of tours that aren't sponsored and organised in that way. I've found stuff like that tend to be like mini-travelling festivals showcasing current popular bands. What about all the tours with a single main act?

 

[DracoSuave]

Ok I have to word this carefully to avoid moderator wrath....

With movies and videogames the only experience is the product so piracy is technically removing the chance of income and therefor it can be argued that piracy is a moral wrong.
However where music differs is in the distribution and consumption. When purchasing an album the money goes to the record company who then keeps between 88 and 95 percent of the money, the remainder is used toward paying for the advance, recording, promotion, manufacturing, distribution etc, which means that the artist/band only start receiving royalties once they have sold quite a high volume usually in the Millions.

There is a missing argument in your statement. While I agree that going to concerts is good for the artist, that doesn't justify this.

You're missing a premise in your argument.

You introduce the premise 'The artist makes very little money from the sales of albums' and reach the conclusion 'Dick the artist out of what little money they make from the sales of albums.'

I'm just saying... if you told me 'You're only making 5% of how much this costs, so therefore you're not entitled to that 5%' I would call you a dick. You need something in between there to justify that.

And no 'Go to concerts' isn't an answer... you're still consuming the product denying them their 5%.

 

[chif-ii]

Every feel this way just about being a nerd?

Being a nerd is awesome, deon't let anyone convince you of the contrary ^^)

Still, it's kinda awkward trying to explain to your jock friend what Pokemon is.

 

[Sacman]

I got insulted for not liking Napoleon Dynamite.

Yeah...

I hated Napoleon Dynamite...<.<

OT: I've been insulted for suggesting that PC gaming hardware is far more advanced than consoles...<.<

 

[CaptainKoala]

I got insulted for not liking Napoleon Dynamite.

Yeah...

Whoever insulted you for that is an idiot. That was one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

 

[wildpeaks]

Every feel this way just about being a nerd?

Being a nerd is awesome, deon't let anyone convince you of the contrary ^^)

Still, it's kinda awkward trying to explain to your jock friend what Pokemon is.

It's probably safer not to explain him what it is

 

[GiantRaven]

There is a missing argument in your statement. While I agree that going to concerts is good for the artist, that doesn't justify this.

You're missing a premise in your argument.

You introduce the premise 'The artist makes very little money from the sales of albums' and reach the conclusion 'Dick the artist out of what little money they make from the sales of albums.'

I'm just saying... if you told me 'You're only making 5% of how much this costs, so therefore you're not entitled to that 5%' I would call you a dick. You need something in between there to justify that.

And no 'Go to concerts' isn't an answer... you're still consuming the product denying them their 5%.

I still love the idea that it's ok to download music because the artist doesn't get much of the profits.

It's still taking money away from other people, not least the real life shops that are shutting down. That's real people losing their jobs because people think they're entitled to act morally superior when getting something for free.

 

[Cheefa_Da_Reefa]

people buy music?! whhhaaa!

i got insulted by one of my friends after he found out i play wow....i was like you didint know? o_0

 

[Double A]

I got insulted for liking Pokemon...

I got insulted for playing MTG by a Pokemon TCG player.

 

[DeadlyFred]

How do artist even make money anymore? That music you're stealing is somebody else's intellectual property.

Merchandise and tours. They only get a fraction of the money made from selling the CDs.

I got insulted for being good at physics...

And who funds the tours and makes the merchandise? Oh yeah, its the record company who makes money off the CD sales... D'OH!

Actually no. Not always. Many tours are organised by other companies. Take the Rockstar tour I recently went to, that was funded by none other than the energy drink Rockstar (of which I got two free cans of. Awesome!)

Like I said. Expert economists.

Guess what? If no one buys your bands' albums, you're probably not going to stay signed for very long! I can sit here and throw out valid, logical counter-arguments just as long as you can attempt to pull random junk out of your backside to justify people not having any obligation to buy music.