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Old 04-16-2014, 04:38 PM   #41 (permalink)
 
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Well...you compared them when you used The Monks example in reference to "illegal downloads in the 60s."

It's called juxtaposition.
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My comment was a sarcastic remark.
Of course I know what technology in the 60's was like compared to now, I was just being absurd.
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Old 04-16-2014, 04:43 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Old 04-16-2014, 04:47 PM   #44 (permalink)
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I know. Ha! I'm just mess in' too.

This looks like a cool site. Is the gang pretty regular here?
I know doll. Right back atcha!

Umm what do you mean regular gang? Like Cheers? We seem to come in waves. The east costers/ Europeans are on here about the same time. The westies and the southern hemisphere seem to collide at the same time also. (IMO I don't know jack-**** though so don't listen to me. )

There is a thread in the introduction section done by Trollheart, will let you know what's up and I think he did a who is who also.

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Old 04-16-2014, 04:53 PM   #45 (permalink)
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And im apparently the only Puertorican in this joint, where my latin brothers at!?
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Old 04-16-2014, 05:18 PM   #46 (permalink)
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I think if a musician, at least ONE, gets music as their art, then we are doomed if we wanted music to be free. But I don't mind torrenting or any others. It's just that we need to be sensitive to the musicians.
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Old 04-16-2014, 05:28 PM   #47 (permalink)
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Do you think art should be free or that it should become a product for profit?

Im asking for your personal opinion cause ive always thought art should be free and accessible to anyone but i also think artists should be able to live of their art.

i has a dilemma.
I actually agree with you buddy. It just seem the music market is one in such transition that this failure is occurring - from the literature I've been reading it seems the need is for 'players' in the music industry - be it artists or labels - to find new ways to harness untapped revenue steams, although some papers basically conclude that its necessary to FIX THOSE COPYRGHT CRIMINALS' ATTITUDES, THEY DUK UR JUBBZ!!

Harnessing untapped revenue streams doesn't sound too practical to be honest. I've heard a lot about the lack of compensation artists are receiving from services such as Spotify, but also that artists need the exposure of such streaming platforms to gain traction. This is why I was wondering in a previous post whether they should charge more on tour or something similar?

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The idea is to do your work as something
that represents YOU and if others agree or are taken by it,
then maybe you can begin living off of it...but the opposite
idea of doing it because you want to prostitute yourself to
a (certain? any?) public, I kind of find to be abhorrent.
I did an interview with a friend and producer recently and one of the themes that came up was a distinction between the image of the artist and their music. Labels love transforming an artist in a mass-marketing tool for the music they make but many artists fear (probably rightfully) that this would destroy their artistic integrity. I think the problem lies in that if you do make music -and (a large amount of) people like it, you may either seek label representation and lose artistic integrity or be your own manager and find yourself overwhelmed by marketing yourself and your music... seems a short-cut to a split personality if you ask me! Maybe because we live in such a sensationalised western culture if you were managing yourself you'd be forced to pretend you're something you're not, and do what you hate labels doing so much..

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The only way you have any say in your art is if you've already made your own record and proven you can sell lots of records by yourselves.
That's kinda... what I was sayin'..... kinda!

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Old 04-16-2014, 05:48 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Of course I know what technology in the 60's was like compared to now, I was just being absurd.
It's all good, brutha. I was just playing.
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Old 04-16-2014, 07:34 PM   #49 (permalink)
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Music is free. The internet has made it impossible to protect the owners of intellectual property. Everything in multimedia form is free for the taking. People pretend to have integrity when it comes to downloading music and movies. If an artist put up a page that had two links to the same song...one link that said, "But It Now" and another link that said "Get it Free". The only people who would pay are the artist's mom and dad--maybe a sibling or spouse.

At least be honest about your thievery.
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Old 04-17-2014, 05:17 AM   #50 (permalink)
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If you feel that your artistic creation is there purely to achieve a monetary value, your art is of a questionable quality.

If I ever created something that I feel good about and other people appreciate it, the simple fact that I made someone enjoy my art is all I need. No matter what type of art it is.

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