fir3 wrote:there's no question there, Patrick. But it really is a two-bladed sword.patrick bateman wrote:That just have nothing to do with the underground business who is the one being mostly affected by all of these problems we see, including piracy.
Case in point: I come from Romania, a country where the medium salary is about 300 euros.
Presuming that a young & up-coming artist does earn that much [most don't], and presuming that he's still living with his parents so doesn't have too many expenses, you can deduce that he still doesn't earn so much to spend on music as, say an artist that comes from a country where the medium salary is 1000 euros. Supposing, further on, that they're both full of talent, but one succeeds just because he legally had the advantage, and the other one didn't, just seems unfair to me, strictly because its [in my view] totally against the philosophy of art-learning and art making. The problem arises when our young pirating artist gets the liftoff needed but doesn't switch to giving back that what ignited his liftoff in the first place. Even though he may still remain on the local scene for years, the international community will surely notice him for what he is.
I guess the point I'm trying to make is that one's talents and/or abilities shouldn't be stopped by one's economic wealth, especially in this day&age. If, as a producer, my economic status would become stable, I really wouldn't mind that some kid is copying my stuff and would later on become one of the artists I admire the most. It would actually be an honor for me
What did Romanians do back in the days of hardware music gear only? Did they steal it in other countries or were there just no musicians in Romania?
I can of course follow your points, but...