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RVCA · 10-23-2011, 11:46 AM

I download a lot of music, but I justify it by assuring myself that music will not always be free in such a manner. The internet as a great frontier of unabashed freedom to upload and share and download whatever you want is something I just don't feel is a sustainable model. I really do think that, at some point in the future, I will not be able to go and download CCR's discography on a whim, so what's the harm in acquiring it now? I keep everything neat and tidy, and I listen to most of it. I have plenty of hard drive space, too.

Also, bear in mind that due to the digital format music has evolved into, the music collections we are creating now will be with us for the rest of our lives. That's a pretty significant motivator for me to acquire as much of it as I please.

10-23-2011, 11:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	I download a lot of music, but I justify it by assuring myself that music will not always be free in such a manner. The internet as a great frontier of unabashed freedom to upload and share and download whatever you want is something I just don't feel is a sustainable model. I really do think that, at some point in the future, I will not be able to go and download CCR's discography on a whim, so what's the harm in acquiring it now? I keep everything neat and tidy, and I listen to most of it. I have plenty of hard drive space, too. Also, bear in mind that due to the digital format music has evolved into, the music collections we are creating now will be with us for the rest of our lives. That's a pretty significant motivator for me to acquire as much of it as I please.