(emphasis below added by me)
Avenger wrote:
I don't support filling the pockets of greedy copyright holder cunts that will only put the music out there if there is enough demand to make a profit....I'm talking about those that sit on the rights to material without any intention of ever making it available again unless they can make a buck off of it.
Dude, ALMOST NO PRODUCT ON EARTH is ever released unless the owner thinks there is enough demand to make a profit! Do you think someone is going to go to all the trouble & expense of producing something if they know they'll LOSE money on the project? That has nothing to do with being an asshole, that's called common business sense.
I repeat: copyright holders
have no obligation whatsoever to keep something in print just on the off chance that a few people might want a copy of it some day.
As a fan of the material it's not in my best interest or my responsibility to be a pussy and say "too bad" when it comes to acquiring a tangible copy of a piece of music that is put out when there is no other reasonable means of purchasing a copy "legally".
And here's the crux of the argument. You think that being a "fan of the material" entitles you to acquire the material by illegal means if necessary. Indeed, you state that it is actually your "responsibility" to do so, as if NOT owning the material means that you are doing something wrong! I've said it before and I'll say it again: as a fan of the material
you have absolutely ZERO rights except to buy a legally-released copy of the material when and if it is made available for sale.
There is no question of "responsibility" here, this is a simple matter of the human Id: you want something, and you want it NOW. You do not want to wait a few years for a legit reissue. You do not want to wait until a used copy is offered for sale. You do not want to wait until you can afford a used copy of a relatively expensive, out-of-print item. You are going to acquire the thing you want as fast as possible to satisfy your desire, and if that means acquiring it illegally, so be it.
Sorry if it seems like I'm busting your balls, but I don't like it when people try to portray themselves as victimized by "greedy copyright holders" or "rich kid collectors running up ebay prices" who are depriving them of a chance to own something, and thus claim that getting illegal copies is a perfectly justifiable way of Righting some cosmic Wrong. If you want to acquire something illegally that is your choice, but don't offer some half-assed rationale claiming that it's ok for you to break the law b/c someone won't make an item readily available for you to purchase at a price you are willing to pay.
"I'm sorry Sam, we had real chemistry. But like a monkey on the sun, our love was too hot to live"
-Becky
