downloading...good or bad?

musiqueen79 · Newbie Alert Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Posts: 3

What's up everybody I'm new to the site!
I was wondering how you guys felt about purchasing digital downloads. I'm interning at Universal Music and I was just wondering what would it take for people to purchase legitimate downloads instead of getting free music by file sharing. Like right now we're promoting our jazz artists that'll be performing over the summer. If you go to our site, which I’ll post with you guys permission, you can purchase downloads from a number of artists including Roy Hargrove, Diana Krall, Richard Elliott, Mindi Abair, David Sanborn, John Scofield, Lizz Wright, and more. UMG is also offering a contest to win a number of prizes like a signed Jesse Harris poster, a signed John Scofield poster or a signed Mindi Abair poster! Would this be enough for you to purchase a download?
Your feedback is very much needed and appreciated. Thanks for your time!

kantkeepup · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 6:49 am Post subject:

I wouldn't download anything if CD's went back to a normal price. 18-20 dollars for a CD!!!! Thats ridiculous! If they went to a normal price like 10 bucks, then I would buy everything, and wouldn't even want to download music. Other then that, I would never pay to download music, not when its free, and not when i feel like the music companies could give a crap about what I want to hear or pay. They just want to fatten their pockets... shoot, back before MTV and the 70s, music was pretty much free! And it still should be!
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Rufio · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 8:09 am Post subject:

Yea prices are really ridiculous right now. You don't see many cds for under $16.

gibson_thunder · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 7:29 pm Post subject:

I agree...If AOL can send out millions of cd`s for free, obviously it doesnt cost too much to make em... They could definitly afford to drop prices a little bit...why couldnt the record companies send free cd`s in the mail? that would friggin rawk! Metal Blade records displays in the grocery store! 45 days free of Psycopathic records! If I were the King ding-a-ling, I`d...
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supermau · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 5:00 am Post subject:

I think downloading is a pain in the *Ay Matey, Watch 'Yer Language Or Ye Be Swabbin' The Deck*. But now that I have a cable modem I might do it once in a while, if I really liked the song. I wouldn't expect to pay more than 99 cents.

Guys, if you want to buy CD's at a reasonable price. www.secondspin.com

All used, sometimes new. HALF the price of any record store. I've bought nearly 50 CD's from these guys in the last 8 months and never had a scratched one or a bad one. It's an awsome resource for inexpensive CD's. Don't expect to find the latest releases all the time, but if you want to buy an album you missed a while back, they probably have it. They also have a lot of obscure stuff. check 'em out.

Rufio · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 5:15 am Post subject:

That site is great!!! I've found lots of CD's and most of them are only 7.00!

GreyFox · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 8:07 pm Post subject:

musiqueen79 · Newbie Alert Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Posts: 3

With this service you guys can preview entire albums and enter the contest without buying a thing. And these aren't low quality mp3's like you sometimes get on Kazaa. This is liquid audio which has better sound quality than mp3's and is virus free. All I ask is that you guys check it out and tell me what you think. Here's the link http://www.umgdownloads.com/. Thanks!

wigonbass · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:55 pm Post subject:

I agree with everybody on here,I download music everyday,atleast an abulm a day for me.
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Rufio · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 4:53 am Post subject:

I pretty much have all the songs I need. My brother has like a gagillion, so he let's me download off his computer over AIM. By the way wigonbass, very cool signature!
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CaptainSaveAHo · Bear Cub Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 647

I'm boycotting the RIAA. No cd purchases/pay-for-downloads from me. I only go to local live shows.

CaptainSaveAHo · Bear Cub Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 647

...ahem. Taken directly from the liquid audio site: ' Digital files enable a variety of security and licensing options including territory restrictions, expiration dates, variable pricing and device output options, among other choices.'

No way I'd pay for music I can't listen to anywhere, or will expire at some point in time. I won't rent music, or pay for something I can't listen to in my stereo or car, sorry.

Mkuk0 · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 1:35 am Post subject:

Methinks musiqueen is a bit of a spammer,or am I just paranoid?

Mkuk0
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gibson_thunder · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:55 pm Post subject:

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Rufio · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:01 pm Post subject:

MmMmMm... spam. It's Spamtastic!
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