BT Have Blocked TPB

[folkyblokey]

Edit - On second thoughts ican see its not worth it. Enjoy the rest of the thread.

[stickyfiddle]

I agree with Menturm but I have a grey area of stuff where I've downloaded it for convenience and then buy it at a later date. (I downloaded the new John Mayer album on release day, which my local Tesco doesn't stock. But I will buy it and I will also be paying whatever price is required to go see him on tour. I might even buy a Tshirt).

[MrMenturm]

Cool the beans eh? Nothing like flying off the handle when someone asks a simple question. I never stated my opinion. I dont download but i listen to radio. I buy cd's at full value but refuse to buy cds with songs that have been bought by record companies (ie where the artist receives no royalties). I also dont buy 2nd hand for the same reason. Dont really know why im bothering to reply to your knee jerk to be honest other than to illustrate the obvious.

Answering questions with facts is "flying off the handle" now eh??

Me thinks your fanny is a wee bit sensitive. I wasn't the one who called someone else a prick. I wasn't the one fishing for some way to build up and smash down a strawman.

[Brio]

I liked Jagger's view of making money from music:

The Rolling Stones legend started his career at a time when record bosses had complete control over their acts, and refused to pay them for their album sales.
He admits times changed during the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, and he received a fortune in royalties during the music industry’s boom years.
But the star has told new acts not to expect to make millions from their released material, insisting: “That period has gone”.
He says, “People only made money out of records for a very, very small time. When the Rolling Stones started out, we didn’t make any money out of records because record companies wouldn’t pay you. They didn’t pay anyone.
“Then there was a small period between 1970 and 1997 where people did get paid and they got paid handsomely and everyone made money. But now that period has gone.”

The main difference is that now the record companies aren't making the money either.