Comments on: Alternatives to Piracy http://wizkidsound.com/blog/2009/12/alternatives-to-piracy/ Modern Recording Studio in Atlanta, GA Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:29:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Wizkid Sound http://wizkidsound.com/blog/2009/12/alternatives-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-2120 Wizkid Sound Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:30:57 +0000 http://wizkidsound.com/blog/?p=507#comment-2120 Apparently New Zealanders think watching porn online is worse than pirating music. Interesting. <a href="http://torrentfreak.com/watching-porn-online-more-acceptable-than-pirating-music-100113/" rel="nofollow">http://torrentfreak.com/watching-porn-online-mo...</a> Apparently New Zealanders think watching porn online is worse than pirating music. Interesting. http://torrentfreak.com/watching-porn-online-mo...

]]> By: robkischuk http://wizkidsound.com/blog/2009/12/alternatives-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-2117 robkischuk Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:08:42 +0000 http://wizkidsound.com/blog/?p=507#comment-2117 What does Rhapsody do when I use Rhapsody To Go and sync the song onto my Sandisk Sansa player? Does the Sandisk player somehow count plays and then phone home when I sync? Or does the act of synching a song credit the artist? If the latter, am I then playing fair if I periodically synch the songs I've burned to my player to compensate the artist even as I listen to them on a burned CD?<br><br>Also, how much of this is relevant when this is the state of streaming royalties compensation: <a href="http://www.toomuchjoy.com/?p=1397" rel="nofollow">http://www.toomuchjoy.com/?p=1397</a> What does Rhapsody do when I use Rhapsody To Go and sync the song onto my Sandisk Sansa player? Does the Sandisk player somehow count plays and then phone home when I sync? Or does the act of synching a song credit the artist? If the latter, am I then playing fair if I periodically synch the songs I've burned to my player to compensate the artist even as I listen to them on a burned CD?

Also, how much of this is relevant when this is the state of streaming royalties compensation: http://www.toomuchjoy.com/?p=1397

]]> By: Robert Dyson http://wizkidsound.com/blog/2009/12/alternatives-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-2116 Robert Dyson Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:05:45 +0000 http://wizkidsound.com/blog/?p=507#comment-2116 Currently, yes, it is piracy. Rhapsody pays royalties based on plays...you burning a copy of someone else's CD but using the excuse that it's available on Rhapsody circumvents the royalty payment. Is this ridiculous? I think so. As we move towards streaming and "music as a service" the problem of you burning a cd will become less and less relevant because your next car will have Rhapsody or Lala or Apple On-The-Go built in and you want want to fuss with CDs.<br><br>Thanks for the feedback. Sorry for the delay, that tofurkey sure packs a mean tryptophan punch. Currently, yes, it is piracy. Rhapsody pays royalties based on plays…you burning a copy of someone else's CD but using the excuse that it's available on Rhapsody circumvents the royalty payment. Is this ridiculous? I think so. As we move towards streaming and “music as a service” the problem of you burning a cd will become less and less relevant because your next car will have Rhapsody or Lala or Apple On-The-Go built in and you want want to fuss with CDs.

Thanks for the feedback. Sorry for the delay, that tofurkey sure packs a mean tryptophan punch.

]]> By: pimpfresh http://wizkidsound.com/blog/2009/12/alternatives-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-2109 pimpfresh Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:16 +0000 http://wizkidsound.com/blog/?p=507#comment-2109 That is one of the ridiculous paradoxes that our currently bizarre laws on music "ownership" create. How is it possible to simultaneously "own" a copy of something while it is ultimately owned by someone else (the copyright holder and/or the master recording owner)? CDs masked this conflict because you were being sold a physical thing, and the idea was that you owned that physical thing and a non-exclusive limited license to use the property on it. The issue becomes murky with MP3s because though there is no physical product, people still consider MP3s as something they "own." <br><br>I think the best solution to this problem is to pay a small fee every time you listen or "enjoy" the music, without the complications of owning it. This is in essence what streaming services are offering. That is one of the ridiculous paradoxes that our currently bizarre laws on music “ownership” create. How is it possible to simultaneously “own” a copy of something while it is ultimately owned by someone else (the copyright holder and/or the master recording owner)? CDs masked this conflict because you were being sold a physical thing, and the idea was that you owned that physical thing and a non-exclusive limited license to use the property on it. The issue becomes murky with MP3s because though there is no physical product, people still consider MP3s as something they “own.”

I think the best solution to this problem is to pay a small fee every time you listen or “enjoy” the music, without the complications of owning it. This is in essence what streaming services are offering.

]]> By: robkischuk http://wizkidsound.com/blog/2009/12/alternatives-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-2073 robkischuk Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:01:11 +0000 http://wizkidsound.com/blog/?p=507#comment-2073 "Piracy" is becoming an increasingly interesting word. Consider my Rhapsody subscription. I pay not just for Rhapsody, but an extra couple of bucks a month for the "to go" edition. I have a Rhapsody compliant MP3 player that lets me listen to any Rhapsody music I want anywhere at no additional charge. My car doesn't have an aux input I can plug that MP3 player into - if it did, I could listen to Rhapsody music anywhere. I could add an aux input for a couple hundred bucks in aftermarket equipment plus labor. Rumor has it there's an Android app coming that would let me stream Rhapsody to my phone.<br><br>So the question is, is it piracy if I burn a copy of someone else's CD that's available on Rhapsody so I can listen in my car? Sure it's a problem if I cancel my Rhapsody subscription, but apart from that, does the tool I use to listen to music I have rights to listen to in my car matter? “Piracy” is becoming an increasingly interesting word. Consider my Rhapsody subscription. I pay not just for Rhapsody, but an extra couple of bucks a month for the “to go” edition. I have a Rhapsody compliant MP3 player that lets me listen to any Rhapsody music I want anywhere at no additional charge. My car doesn't have an aux input I can plug that MP3 player into – if it did, I could listen to Rhapsody music anywhere. I could add an aux input for a couple hundred bucks in aftermarket equipment plus labor. Rumor has it there's an Android app coming that would let me stream Rhapsody to my phone.

So the question is, is it piracy if I burn a copy of someone else's CD that's available on Rhapsody so I can listen in my car? Sure it's a problem if I cancel my Rhapsody subscription, but apart from that, does the tool I use to listen to music I have rights to listen to in my car matter?

]]> By: robkischuk http://wizkidsound.com/blog/2009/12/alternatives-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 robkischuk Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:01:11 +0000 http://wizkidsound.com/blog/?p=507#comment-2066 "Piracy" is becoming an increasingly interesting word. Consider my Rhapsody subscription. I pay not just for Rhapsody, but an extra couple of bucks a month for the "to go" edition. I have a Rhapsody compliant MP3 player that lets me listen to any Rhapsody music I want anywhere at no additional charge. My car doesn't have an aux input I can plug that MP3 player into - if it did, I could listen to Rhapsody music anywhere. I could add an aux input for a couple hundred bucks in aftermarket equipment plus labor. Rumor has it there's an Android app coming that would let me stream Rhapsody to my phone.<br><br>So the question is, is it piracy if I burn a copy of someone else's CD that's available on Rhapsody so I can listen in my car? Sure it's a problem if I cancel my Rhapsody subscription, but apart from that, does the tool I use to listen to music I have rights to listen to in my car matter? “Piracy” is becoming an increasingly interesting word. Consider my Rhapsody subscription. I pay not just for Rhapsody, but an extra couple of bucks a month for the “to go” edition. I have a Rhapsody compliant MP3 player that lets me listen to any Rhapsody music I want anywhere at no additional charge. My car doesn't have an aux input I can plug that MP3 player into – if it did, I could listen to Rhapsody music anywhere. I could add an aux input for a couple hundred bucks in aftermarket equipment plus labor. Rumor has it there's an Android app coming that would let me stream Rhapsody to my phone.

So the question is, is it piracy if I burn a copy of someone else's CD that's available on Rhapsody so I can listen in my car? Sure it's a problem if I cancel my Rhapsody subscription, but apart from that, does the tool I use to listen to music I have rights to listen to in my car matter?

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