The FAKE issue. A self examination.

#16
Megs said:
Right now, no lying, I download free music all the time- and by free, I think it is actually 'illegal' or stolen. I just do it, and yes it is then 'fake' by some meaning, so I do listen to fake music often.

No worries, this is a good thread shoo!
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you! go straight to your room young lady!:roflmfao:

I guess it isn't fake, just illegal. like buying/selling fake bags. hell, I did it unknowingly too! (not music, just bags!)
 
#17
Megs said:
Right now, no lying, I download free music all the time- and by free, I think it is actually 'illegal' or stolen. I just do it, and yes it is then 'fake' by some meaning, so I do listen to fake music often.
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same here...stupid torrentspy made it too easy...

but, honestly, most of what i download is crap. and anything i ABSOLUTELY love, i will most likely buy. but .99 a song on itunes is quickly adding up (as in, already spent well over $200 there in the past week).
 
#18
kallison said:
same here...stupid torrentspy made it too easy...

but, honestly, most of what i download is crap. and anything i ABSOLUTELY love, i will most likely buy. but .99 a song on itunes is quickly adding up (as in, already spent well over $200 there in the past week).
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at least you see the error in your ways....go now little grasshopper and enjoy the music you have so willfully paid for....(insert kung-fu music here - legallly downloaded of course!)
 
#19
hmwe46 said:
Interesting!

No, I am always willing to pay more for the highest quality I can find. Unfortunately my checkbook doesn't like this, but for me it's simple: I would rather have quality over quantity any day of the week. This translates to no fake anything.
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you rock and will you be my sugar mommy?:lol: (as opposed to daddy?)
 
#20
bagnshoofetish said:
you! go straight to your room young lady!:roflmfao:

I guess it isn't fake, just illegal. like buying/selling fake bags. hell, I did it unknowingly too! (not music, just bags!)
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I've been sitting on my time out chair and realizing that it is not MY FAULT!! :P But really, they need to really crack down and close any site that allows free uploads- or else it is just there and easy, and people forget it is illegal until they are reminded, like you reminded me today :shame:
 
#27
wow. it is alarmingly quiet in here. I guess when you take away ones opportunity to flame, all is silent? c'mon ladies, I know you all have opinions. Just be nice to each other. (and me cause I'm sensitive....and close to "those days"....)
 
#28
Shoo... play me some nice music on that flute!! La la la... it may make me get rid of all 4,893 songs on my computer!!

:roflmfao:

Jk... I do have many from iTunes too!!
 
#30
None of those for me.

I only download music that the artist has approved for free download.

But the whole inspired vs. fake debate is a very sticky issue with a lot of gray area ... and perhaps I have inadvertently owned something inspired or even fake without knowing....


bagnshoofetish said:
There are so many threads in this forum about fakes and they always get so very heated. I think its because it is a topic we are all very passionate about because of our love for bags and the real deal. I was a victim of purchasing fakes before I found this forum and have learned sooooo much and am so grateful for the education and support I have received. But it got me to thinking, do we become hypocrites because we are so against fake bags but actually end up consuming other "fake" products we choose to look the other way about just because they aren't bags?
For example -
  • do you have "knock off" furniture in your house? Say a "fake" mission style chair or lamp?
  • do you own a "knock off" sculpture that you would never be able to afford from the original artist?
  • do you own a reproduced oil painting mass produced in China? (I am guilty of this!)
  • do you download music for free? (this hits very close to home for us as my husband is a musician/songwriter and his royalty checks have suffered from this - illegal downloaders are essentially stealing from him*)
I am not talking about legitimate licensed products (where the money goes to the original artists family/estate) but about products where designs are blatantly ripped off.
I guess my point is that its hard to stay perfectly "pure" on this subject because we may passionately argue against fake bags but what other offenses are we unwilling to acknowledge?
Just some food for thought....

*to clarify because not everyone understands intellectual property laws - when you buy music in any form (vinyl, CD, cassette, download, etc) you are purchasing a "license", a sort of permission to replay and enjoy the music/movie. You do not own the music on the CD, you just own the plastic. So many people don't realize this.
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