DiS poll: would you stop using P2P if you got a warning from your ISP?

Pay for an MP3. If I pay money I want artwork and something I can physically hold in my hands.

EVER!

(The reason I'm posting this in the wrong place like a noob, is that there doesn't appear to be a way for me to reply to the original post, strange)

tom's on it

1. No, but when I do I use iTunes and 7Digital.

2. I've cut down the amount I downlond on P2P hugely. I think if somone threatened me with jail then yeah I am going to think twice about downloading as it's not worth the hassle. I can see its advantages but really it should be done on a minimal basis rather than the atittude of many now which is that music should be free.

Its either going to go one or 2 ways, all MP3s will be free with a physical release, or CDs will die out as MP3s will become better in quality.

When the price war kicks in when all 4 majors are DRM free in all stores digital will become a much more viable alternative.

I used Napster and such, but I never liked the hassle of trying to find the songs I wanted, being restricted to what people had, etc. As most of the time I only wanted rare or live songs by artists I knew or to hear new artists, which were often not popular enough to find on P2P.

Right now I read several trusted music blogs regularly and lots more on a random basis. The trusted ones are blogs I've grown to love because they only talk about music I knew I'll probably like. In most cases they'll host one mp3 or two, have a link to the band's myspace and a link to somewhere I can buy the release. It's a fantastic situation because it lets people listen to bands they would never known to exist and if even a tiny percent buy anything or go see them live, then that's a great benefit to the band.

I would never wholesale download multiple albums. Part of me prefers to buy mp3s to cds/vinyl because I can have it there and then, part of me always wants the physical release though because I want the artwork and such. I fully understand that some people just want to consume as much music as possible though and don't care about such things.

A friend of mine recieved a letter in the post six odd months ago because he was cought downloading and sharing films via P2P. He's just a dude, the same as the majority of file sharers, who didn't realise it was as serious as it can be. He pleaded stupidity and got off with a couple of hundred quid fine. It hasn't stopped him downloading though.

1. no, i host alot of files for friends and vice verca, using rapidshare, zshare etc, i also download off blogs if im part5icularly interested to hear something. i do use itunes and beatport too though. i never use p2p though.

2. i dont know, i guess it would depend on how the letter was worded.. i think it would make me think, yes. but the thing is, especially for those who use hosting services, its difficult to find the line of legality. i could host something which i bought and consent to a friend downloading it, i wouldnt stop doing that, but its basically the same thing as getting something from a blog? isnt it? so i dont know really.

I agree that for the same price you are getting far less.

but now have the physical copy in front of me on my desk. This is the way I prefer to work. I don't actually download very much, but if I want something, really WANT it, I will buy it.

don't* appeal

I use Rapidshare, Megaupload etc and don't upload myself.

If I like something sufficiently, I'll buy the physical copy.

fhd.com is useful for myspace though

I have spent thousands of pounds on cds/vinyl over the years and a lot of has been disappointing, so i now download the album illegally and if it is a product that appeals then i will buy the cd/vinyl, so if my isp comes a knocking i will also tell them to come round to my house to see that I have bought the albums as well. Another reason i do it is for the reason I like to call "The Futurist by Shellac". An album limited to 500-700 copies that is never had more copies available, makes it, therefore, impossible to buy this product.

I've used eMusic which seems to be offering something much nearer the sort of service I'd want if I was to go completely legit. It's only really worthwhile when you get 50 free downloads added to your account. As someone's already said, if I'm going to pay for an album I'd want something physical in return not just a file.

If I got a letter from my ISP I'd probably leave it a bit before trying again to see what happens. I tend to download in phases anyway.

i dont give two fucks about it having drm as its only me and my girlfriend who listen to it on our ipod or laptop... and besides ... alot of it is now drm free... aka itunes plus

i still use soulseek alot... i am kinda moderate i'd say

if i got a warning tho i'd stop... not coz i think its wrong... just coz i couldnt afford a fuckin fine

craigx

in the amount of time it would take you, for example, to simply get out the relevant albums to listen to 2 or 3 tracks by different artists, I'd have already listened to them.
It just seems so time-consuming.

and should be treated no differently to common shoplifters. I pay for all my CDs, pay for my downloads and I completely support prolific downloaders to be given a server warning before prosection.

...is pretty decent. I've never used something that loads so quickly and has a solid amount of music on there. It's expanding all the time, which is good, and in the time I've been testing it (over a year now) I've never had any problems.

Just to clarify though; I don't have anything to do with the actual product, I just know a guy who is working on it and got a beta invite.