Oh dear! What don't you get about this? I have NOT gave an opinion as to the legality/moral implications of AllofMP3.com. Therefore, I have no need to provide evidence to back up my non-existent, undocumented views.
No, bit you did see fit to challenge the information I posted as conjecture - conjecture - conjecture. Then you refuse to backup that challenge in any way, shape or form.
when you buy CD blanks to back up your music
Since I am in Canada, I have paid substantial royaties for years (cumulatively over $500 and counting) on each blank CD that I have purchased, for backing up my
own data and backing up my purchased iTunes music. Next time some #&$^head posts that their piracy doesn't hurt anybody except the filthy rich popstars and their corrupt record companies, I'm gonna send THEM a bill for $500.
Even if you buy a CD, the artist's portion of that revenue is some rediculously small amount. I even recall reading a report that detailed how CD revenue is split, and some artists actually OWE money.
Woefully misinformed.
There are specific amounts set (in USA and Canada) for various uses of music, sale on CD, broadcast on radio, background music in a mall/restaurant, use in a movie or television show. If you follow the link I provided earlier, it details some of these. The rate for songwriters in the US is now approx 9 cents per song up to a maximum of approx 90 cents per album. There are other rates that apply as well, for performers and other categories -- Apple's deal with publishers averages IIRC 40 cents per tune, which covers the royalties and the record company profit. An individual artist's deal with the record company/distributor will depend on the terms of their contract.
You can say that this is a ridiculously small amount, but it represents 100% of the songwriter's income. Saying: "You get paid next to nothing per unit anyway, so you won't mind if I take what you produced and eliminate your income totally, do you?" is just #&$#.
What I said: Do the math. If you are paying less than 40 cents per tune for commercial music, someone is getting shafted. And there's no way that the commercial royalties are getting paid to anyone at a purchase price of 3 cents to 15 cents per tune. And if a service is selling Beatles tunes for 3 cents each, you already know they are operating without permission of the copyright holders, and therefore are in violation of contracts and 90% of the world's copyright law.
(For the sake of the argument, I will continue to use the common, not the legal, meaning of the word "stealing" as taking someone elses rights to something without permission. Someone else can argue whether theft or misappropration or whatever are the correct terms for copyright abuse)
Which means (getting back to the original question) why in the world would you trust them with your money and any part of your ID? They've stolen the goods, why would you assume they would treat you with any greater respect?
Doesn't mean it's not something you should think about before opening your kimono to them.
