Comments on: Downloading Music (& *Paying* for it) http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/ A Diary of Sorts Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:12:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: jon http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/#comment-124 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/#comment-124 the problem with digital music, as a format, is that it is unstable. there is no 'fixed' medium. what is currently wide-spread and *ahem* "fashionable" these days may well not even be in existance in five years time. for that reason alone, i think paying to download music seems foolish. furthermore, i'd hate to lose £x amount of music just because my hard drive packs up. the problem with digital music, as a format, is that it is unstable. there is no ‘fixed’ medium. what is currently wide-spread and *ahem* “fashionable” these days may well not even be in existance in five years time. for that reason alone, i think paying to download music seems foolish.
furthermore, i’d hate to lose £x amount of music just because my hard drive packs up.

]]> by: Ian http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/#comment-125 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/#comment-125 Well you can backup your mp3s (or whatever) to CD or DVD and you could make you own compilations. It just annoys me when I buy a CD like last week for example. I bought the Murderdolls album (don't ask) and within about 5 minutes of unwrapping the disc I had it on my laptop and iPod, the CD then went onto the shelf where it will stay until, well forever. I'd rather keep 3 DVDs around with all of my music backed up on them than the 100+ CDs that currently gather dust in my room but each to their own. Well you can backup your mp3s (or whatever) to CD or DVD and you could make you own compilations. It just annoys me when I buy a CD like last week for example. I bought the Murderdolls album (don’t ask) and within about 5 minutes of unwrapping the disc I had it on my laptop and iPod, the CD then went onto the shelf where it will stay until, well forever.

I’d rather keep 3 DVDs around with all of my music backed up on them than the 100+ CDs that currently gather dust in my room but each to their own.

]]> by: jon http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/#comment-126 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/#comment-126 cds and dvds are the same though. the aluminium in the cd / dvd is not permanant - it will eventually oxidise and render it totally unlistenable. and it's not like analogue, where the signal will simply 'wear' and can (in many cases) be repaired: with digital, once it's gone there's no way of getting it back. cds and dvds are the same though. the aluminium in the cd / dvd is not permanant - it will eventually oxidise and render it totally unlistenable. and it’s not like analogue, where the signal will simply ‘wear’ and can (in many cases) be repaired: with digital, once it’s gone there’s no way of getting it back.

]]> by: Rob http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/#comment-127 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/#comment-127 Mmmmm laser rot indeed... some of my early CD's are gone already :-/ Mmmmm laser rot indeed… some of my early CD’s are gone already :-/

]]> by: Ian http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/#comment-128 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/#comment-128 Really? That's mad. I never play my CDs anymore so I don't know if they're okay or not. :-/ Really? That’s mad. I never play my CDs anymore so I don’t know if they’re okay or not. :-/

]]> by: jon http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/#comment-129 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.third-perspective.co.uk/2004/06/15/downloading-music-paying-for-it/#comment-129 records last forever 8-) records last forever 8-)

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