Comments on: ZitZot: Internet pirates buy 10 times more music than others

By: Braunson

Braunson — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:56:41 +0000

Rather then buy more music, I end up buying more of their murch which is in most cases more money then the CD's them selves. So in the end I'm spending more then if I was to buy the CD's. I don't even think I've bought any music in the last 6 years but I've boughten tons of merch.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:30:23 +0000

Always when you buy music. You support RIAA, MPAA, IFPI financial. Shorter you give money to RIAA, MPAA, IFPI. If you want see those 3 go down, don't give them any money. Don't ever buy always download free. You save much money and RIAA,MPAA,IFPI got much less money to lobby and bribe politicians and new copyright laws. I have not bought music in 15 years and I will never buy and pay for music. When RIAA, MPAA, IFPI are dead I might start buy but not before.

By: yobigc99

yobigc99 — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:36:09 +0000

Makes sense, people who download are into their music. I haven't spent a cent on an album in the last 4 years, but I do buy CD's as presents and I go to a concert at least every 1.5 months. So I am pumping a lot of money into the industry, just not into the RIAA's pocket

By: mrtee

mrtee — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:56:07 +0000

i got broadband about 2yrs ago. before that i didnt buy much music or movies, but since then i have bought loads of stuff.iv come accross stuff i would of never heard about. musicians iv liked, and then gone to the stores too buy more of there music, same for movies. if its by a director iv come to like, i will go out and find more of the things they have done, for me downloading has increased the amount of the things i will watch or listen to,the knock on effect i buy more than i ever did before.

By: samsam43

samsam43 — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:29:18 +0000

@23 ..you rock dude!

yeah.. ihavnt bought a single cd album b4 i was hooked from downloading..now, i download and buy the legal ones for my collections… just rip it and beat it for my car,ipod,phone,psp etc.. at least its real fresh 320kbps mp3s

By: AntiPiraceyisaJoke

AntiPiraceyisaJoke — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:16:21 +0000

Hi well i never buy a music cd or DVD why would I the actors singers gets like 1$ from every sale. and the companies charge 30-40$ a copy.
I will personally make it a life goal to provide as much warez and pirated music and dvds as i can.
I hate those big greedy Ball licking companies.

and one who against piracy (shut up you freaking lil babies im sorry i didnt buy your extremely over prices goods so you can buy a ivory and gold back scratcher) SHOVE IT HARD

COME ON STOP US PIRATES JUST TRY TO STOP US YOU SNIVELING SH1T BAG SCUM OF THE EARTH I HATE USE ALL.

By: Peter P

Peter P — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:10:23 +0000

#30:

It's not that simple.

You do NOT have the right to "test" music before buying. You can ask the store to play you a sample. Or play one off the net (one of those 30-sec ones).

You MUST pay before playing.

If you don't like it then, you can always regret the purchase. In most civilized countries we have the right to return a product if it is not satisfactory.

Once again, bad excuse for stealing.

By: fred

fred — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:01:19 +0000

@18

You can move stuff to a new ipod, moron.

By: Leera

Leera — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:39:10 +0000

I like to try before I buy. Downloading anything doesn't mean I won't buy it. It just means I want to see if it's worth buying it first. There have been plenty of times where I liked something enough to buy a real CD or DVD. There are an equal amount of times where I hated something so much, I was glad I didn't buy it. But seeing as how I would have returned it, downloading really doesn't make that much difference there. It's just more convenient.

By: Igor H

Igor H — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:34:22 +0000

Hello to everybody,i personaly download from megaupload and rapidshare everything.But if i had money,and if the prices were 50 or 25% less i would buy games,music and movies.But i must say if i like something i recommend others to buy it,sometimes even i buy.If there werent warez i would not even buy or reccomend nobody to buy something because i havent tested the product.

By: Schuffee

Schuffee — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:32:41 +0000

The quality of music has gone down like 99% since 2000. And they blame piracy. I aint gonna pay sh4t for just a good chorus.

By: TheDLoader4U

TheDLoader4U — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:02:53 +0000

I'm not one of those people I haven't bought music,movies,software,magazines(pdf)since 2003. I only buy hardware to utilize my downloads.

By: asdasd

asdasd — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:40:12 +0000

Support RIAA – download twice as much!

By: Mr Logic

Mr Logic — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:07:35 +0000

I bought cds in the 80's and 90's at rip off prices. Well now it's our turn to get something back. I don't buy music anymore – but will pay high prices to see an artist. £90 for two Depeche Mode tickets? I have downloaded everything that they have made, so I don't mind paying to see them. As for itunes: Meh!

By: Abe

Abe — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:01:05 +0000

I'll never buy MP3's online. I download music illegally, and if I like it enough I'll go out and buy a physical copy (preferably vinyl if available)

Other than "supporting" artists, I don't see the point in paying the same price for an inferior product (MP3s) when you can get a CD/record with artwork, liner notes, etc.