What was said about cd's being marketed early on as cheaper to produce than tapes is absolutely correct. I would also like to point out that since cd's were first introduced they have RISEN in price steadily over the years. This pattern clearly shows That the RIAA is trying to cheat users. Every other technological advance drops in price as it becomes more widespread and technology to produce it becomes cheaper as well. Cd's are one of the only exeptions to this. And i would also like to point out that in an interview with David Draiman of Disturbed he said that he sees barely any money from record sales and that most of his money comes from the sales of merchandise and concert tickets. So downloading music is more ethical (if you are concerned about the artists making money) than buying cd's. The only people you help by buying cd's instead of downloading is the big fat RIAA pigs who not only cheat music lovers but artists as well.
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What was said about cd's being marketed early on as cheaper to produce than tapes is absolutely correct. I would also like to point out that since cd's were first introduced they have RISEN in price steadily over the years. This pattern clearly shows That the RIAA is trying to cheat users. Every other technological advance drops in price as it becomes more widespread and technology to produce it becomes cheaper as well. Cd's are one of the only exeptions to this. And i would also like to point out that in an interview with David Draiman of Disturbed he said that he sees barely any money from record sales and that most of his money comes from the sales of merchandise and concert tickets. So downloading music is more ethical (if you are concerned about the artists making money) than buying cd's. The only people you help by buying cd's instead of downloading is the big fat RIAA pigs who not only cheat music lovers but artists as well.