Andromalia
Pardon my french
Really depends on a lot of factors.
I can't, for exemple, discover new underground metal bands by buying their CDs in a shop: they're just not there. Ane even finding them online can sometimes be tricky.
Now that I have the income to actually pay for all the music (and video games for that matter) that I want, I foten can't even find where to buy it while downloading it is pretty easy.
Then there's the issue of DRMs. When I buy an album, I pretty much want to be able to listen to it on whatever media I choose. That records or distribution companies don't, is their problem, and is basically a step back in consumer rights, with the whole "we only sell you a licence" thing.
I have pirated downloads of music I paid because the CDs won't run in my cars, or the paid-for download won't work out of itunes, that kind of bullshit.
I can't, for exemple, discover new underground metal bands by buying their CDs in a shop: they're just not there. Ane even finding them online can sometimes be tricky.
Now that I have the income to actually pay for all the music (and video games for that matter) that I want, I foten can't even find where to buy it while downloading it is pretty easy.
Then there's the issue of DRMs. When I buy an album, I pretty much want to be able to listen to it on whatever media I choose. That records or distribution companies don't, is their problem, and is basically a step back in consumer rights, with the whole "we only sell you a licence" thing.
I have pirated downloads of music I paid because the CDs won't run in my cars, or the paid-for download won't work out of itunes, that kind of bullshit.