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Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by cellwebb »

deanCommie wrote: post #25
taylodl wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remain optimistic that we're in the starting phases of a rejection of the online [handwaves at everything digital consumer tech], and it's going to be aided greatly by stuff exactly like this. Profits and corporate pissing matches over "actually doing something people want to pay money for." Your optimism is unfounded. Gen Z thinks it's cool to own an album or two, but they're not building collections. Scrap bookin…

Gen Z is young, have no money, have no optimism for the future, are completely un-technical when it comes to computers, but are EXTREMELY technical when it comes to understanding apps, social media, and weird frustrations like this one. It remains to be seen once they enter the job market, and despite the cultural perspective inevitably many do succeed, and start making money. I wouldn't be surprised if they absolute…

Gen Z is already in the job market. The eldest are in their mid 20s.

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by jefftk »

whywhywhywhy wrote: post #29

> as Sony just decided to yoink over a thousand seasons—that's right, seasons, not episodes—of Discovery shows from the PlayStation Store Didn't realize Sony owned Discovery, oh wait they don't. So it's actually Discovery who's licensing caused Sony to be legally obligated to remove the shows. Sucks if you bought it but yeah just like the games in your Steam library you never actually owned it, you merely licensed it…

Sony shouldn't have sold shows to their customers without first negotiating contracts with the rightsholders ensuring Sony wouldn't have to renege.

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by pierat »

whywhywhywhy wrote: post #29

> as Sony just decided to yoink over a thousand seasons—that's right, seasons, not episodes—of Discovery shows from the PlayStation Store Didn't realize Sony owned Discovery, oh wait they don't. So it's actually Discovery who's licensing caused Sony to be legally obligated to remove the shows. Sucks if you bought it but yeah just like the games in your Steam library you never actually owned it, you merely licensed it…

> Sucks if you bought it but yeah just like the games in your Steam library you never actually owned it, you merely licensed it.

If you're lied to about a "sale" and it's really just a shitty rental, we have a different word for that: FRAUD.

And the action that Sony hacked devices and removed said content? It mirrors the individual form of this ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38614624 ), which is "horribly illegal". I argue it pales in comparison to Sony's actions.

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by pierat »

widowlark wrote: post #18
advael wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The more power companies have to regulate their consumers, as well as the information available to them, the less responsive to demand they have to be. We are in a monopolized enough environment across multiple industries that we can't assume the dynamics of supply and demand work anything like an idealized "free market", if such a thing has ever existed

As an addendum to my statement: If the changes in demand do not result in a change in supply, then piracy is justified.

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Pirate libraries are this generation's libraries.

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Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by llm_nerd »

spicyusername wrote: post #6

It seems that we've entered the rent-seeking phase of corporate capitalism. Why spend any extra time, money, or energy making new products or services when you can instead make more money doing nothing but using your outsized political and economic power to coerce and extort consumers instead. At this point it's impossible to see how any new merger or acquisition isn't just another step in the wrong direction, handin…

A tiny musician withdrew their music, so I'm not sure how relevant breaking up mega firms is.

In cases like this, a creator puts their own music on a service like Amuse. They or that service (acting as their "publisher") removed it, which removes Apple's right to stream it.

Apple didn't take away this guy's Ladybug Music.

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by azzentys »

pierat wrote: post #34
widowlark wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As an addendum to my statement: If the changes in demand do not result in a change in supply, then piracy is justified.

Soulseek STILL WORKS igg-games.com eztv.re 1337x.tw sci-hub.se libgen.rs torrentfreak.com opensubtitles.org nyaa.si So is thepiratebay.org . Search using yandex.com they dont filter torrents like scroogle or bingbong Pirate libraries are this generation's libraries. Brought to you by DaShareZone!

Thanks, that's valuable

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by Damogran6 »

chx wrote: post #15

The beautifully written but not much known Rune Blades Of Celi ebooks no longer can be purchased, as the small publisher is just gone. Of course, the ones I purchased could no longer be downloaded. But want something bigger? Fine. The Wheel Of Time (is that large enough for you?) Complete Edition I bought for over a hundred dollars also can't be donwloaded any more. (And to be more on topic, one of my favorite artist…

I got a free download of one of the more forgetful Terminator movies on....Universal? Can't get that back.

RCA Lyra protected music? Gone.

Paid $10 to Harvey Danger for 'Little by Little' and hey, I can still get it. That's a surprise.

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by bloomingeek »

Semaphor wrote: post #3

At least so far, Bandcamp has not changed after the sale (neither sale). You can still buy music, and try it out for multiple album streams before buying (unless the artist or label disable it, which is rare), and download as FLAC. Granted, not always useful if what you want is from major labels, but still, keep in mind that there are options.

For what's it's worth, I use mp3caprice.com to download zipped music. The prices are pretty fair and I don't have to store another CD on the shelf. The bitrate is decent and I can find albums that aren't available anymore. The bonus for me is, since I subscribe to Mojo magazine, I can Youtube new artists and if I like them, go download the music.
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