Re: Big Finish Downloads


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"solar penguin" <solar.penguin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 14 Apr, 21:46, The Master <tar...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I could theoretically download it and watch or listen to it before I
bought. If the movie or CD sucks, I wouldn't waste my money.


But you won't have paid even for that one view/listen when you decided
it sucked. You've still accessed the movie or CD, there's still been
a performance of it, but the artists have not received any payment for
that access or that performance.

What he is doing is no different to going down you mate's house and
listening to a CD or watching a DVD or watching television and then
deciding to buy the recording if you like it. It is perfectly legal. In
the case of TV the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV know full well that it is
perfectly legal which is why they have introduced their own free download
services.

TWADDLE! The programmes broadcast can be recorded and kept for a short
period for viewing at a later date. It is not legal to keep broadcast
material indefinitely.

It is not legal to make copies of most copyright material. Most companies
are relatively happy to overlook people making copies of things they own for
their own personal use.


Unless, of course, you're honest enough to voluntarily pay the artists
anyway.

The artists will get paid when he buys the DVD or CD or goes down the
cinema or to a concert. In fact since nearly every DVD I have which was
legally bought and paid for has commercials at the start which it won't
allow my DVD player to skip, and some of which last for 10 to 15 minutes
why should I have to pay for the DVD anyway since it is obviously being
funded by advertising.

Legal DVDs are not funded by adverts. You probably have a houseful of
illegal copies.

CDs are advertising for pop concerts and the songs are paid for by people
going to see the performers live or listening to them on the radio.

No they are not. CDs are produced in recording studios. These days it takes
months of work before the final product is ready. And it's not just the
band. We're talking song writers, producers, session musicians, artists,
sound technicians, administration, promotion... the list goes on.

If the artists and song writers argue that this is not true then the BBC
and commercial radio stations should not have to pay royalties since they
are giving free advertising to CDs and pop artists.

The BBC and commercial radio stations are making money. People listen to
them because they want to hear the music they broadcast. If you want to
broadcast music that was not produced by you, then payment is due to the
originators of the music.

I hear you try DJing in your spare time. I take it you do this for free.
After all, you're only going along to load up a CD and press the play
button.


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