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Friday, 06 May 2005 |
Mp3
sharing is not a crime
The
Massachusetts Daily Collegian - MA,USA
The total manageability of mp3s has made them the new gods of music
transfer and storage. Together, with the iPod and similar devices, the average
person can now carry an entire music library in his back pocket. At home, I have
over 26GB of mp3s. I used to have nearly one thousand CDs, but storing and
managing them became a major frustration. I do not engage in file sharing as a
general rule, not because I believe it's wrong, but mainly for the security and
integrity of my PC, which also houses tons of other valuable info.
Most of the mp3s that are available for download or swapping are of questionable
quality. A listener is often trying to get an idea of what a particular group or
genre is all about before going out to buy an actual album. Who actually wants
the entire Toto album that includes the cheesy rock classic "Hold the Line?"
Where will the average person find the theme song to "Three's Company" or "Fraggle
Rock" if not on some random mp3 swapping website?
I am a songwriter and self-proclaimed "audiophile," so I collect and record
information that I convert into mp3s for storage. But as a musician, I don't see
why there is such a fuss about mp3 swapping. My personal perspective and I know
many artists (musical and otherwise) share it, is that we just want to produce
our art and live unfettered by the impediments of the day-job.
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