Few_Faithlessness_49 t1_j6i61hi wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:41 PM

Reply to comment by TeFD_Difficulthoon in Did pirated music help the iPod become popular? by EglinAirBaseIntern

Yes and I also purchased a lot of iTunes songs back then too. Now I don't purchase music unless it's a LP and even when they offer free download of the album or an extra song I'm always like 'not worth it'

5150Films t1_j6kqohq wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:40 AM

I have purchased tens of thousands of songs from iTunes/ Apple Music. I also downloaded MP3s of songs I had already paid for on vinyl, tape, and CD. Plus from the public domain. I don't think we should need to pay for royalties more than once. One of my sons suggests that music and films ripped from the web do not cost the producers because those who like the material catalyze purchases by their friends and many of those will pay for royalties. HBO agreed with this suggestion while marketing Game of Thrones which was called the most pirated show up to that time. Clearly there are several different ethical constructs in play.