At 06:52 PM 4/25/00 -0700, B. Allison wrote:
> Personally, I just started using Napster about two
>weeks ago. But I still buy an incredible amount of
>music. I think Napster just lets me find stuff I could
>never get my hands on without it.
Same here. There is no real "singles" market anymore. 45s are no longer
made, CD singles are too expensive and cassette singles are (were?) a joke.
So I treat MP3s like singles. If I get a couple MP3s from a certain artist
and I happen to like them, I'll buy the album. If the labels were smart
they'd give away or sell MP3 "singles" of a song and the amount donwloaded
will gauge its success.
I'm all for distributing and collecting MP3s, and I love how some
import/rare stuff can be found via Napster (hey, if the labels can't sell
them here in the first place, they haven't lost a cent). But I draw the
line at ripping entire CDs. If you want to make a few songs available, go
on ahead, but I don't think ripping or downloading an entire CD is cool.
Elson
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