undefined | Better HN

0 pointsSemaphor2y ago0 comments

That looks like piracy, but paying someone for it? Thanks, but I actually prefer to support the artists I listen to, and when I can’t afford to, or it’s impractical, to not pay those who prevent artists from getting money.

0 comments

soylentcola2y ago

Yeah, I never understood this sort of thing.

I get paying to support artists and stay on the right side of the law/ethics.

I get downloading a copy of something without paying for a license because it's easier/unavailable to purchase/want to check it out first/it's free!!

But why pay for a bootleg copy?

bloomingeek2y ago

Where's your proof? Show it and I'll gladly quit buying from them.

Freak_NL2y ago

It's not too hard to figure out that this one of those cowboy sites operating from Ukraine¹ with quite dubious claims as to their legality:

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/2412fb/the_web...

https://torrentfreak.com/riaa-and-mpaa-report-notorious-pira...

The gist seems that buying stuff there may be legal if you are Ukrainian or are actually in Ukraine, and quite probably isn't if you are anywhere else.

The RIAA certainly considers them shipless pirates. You are probably paying criminals, and almost certainly are not paying artists.

1: There seem to be a bunch of them, which smells a bit like a coordinated effort.

SemaphorOP2y ago

If you think bands actually sell albums on one site for $2 that they sell for $10 everywhere else, then I guess you can just go and keep believing.

I just think it might be better to not support sites like that and instead torrent directly for free. No need to sealion.

averageRoyalty2y ago

> No need to sealion.

I'm lost. What do seals have to do with this? Is this a typo, or a turn of phrase I've never seen?

1 more reply

bloomingeek2y ago

Still waiting. Maybe you should go and look again in the comic strip you got the reference from?

1 more reply

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 comments

soylentcola2y ago

Yeah, I never understood this sort of thing.

I get paying to support artists and stay on the right side of the law/ethics.

I get downloading a copy of something without paying for a license because it's easier/unavailable to purchase/want to check it out first/it's free!!

But why pay for a bootleg copy?

bloomingeek2y ago

Where's your proof? Show it and I'll gladly quit buying from them.

Freak_NL2y ago

It's not too hard to figure out that this one of those cowboy sites operating from Ukraine¹ with quite dubious claims as to their legality:

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/2412fb/the_web...

https://torrentfreak.com/riaa-and-mpaa-report-notorious-pira...

The gist seems that buying stuff there may be legal if you are Ukrainian or are actually in Ukraine, and quite probably isn't if you are anywhere else.

The RIAA certainly considers them shipless pirates. You are probably paying criminals, and almost certainly are not paying artists.

1: There seem to be a bunch of them, which smells a bit like a coordinated effort.

SemaphorOP2y ago

If you think bands actually sell albums on one site for $2 that they sell for $10 everywhere else, then I guess you can just go and keep believing.

I just think it might be better to not support sites like that and instead torrent directly for free. No need to sealion.

averageRoyalty2y ago

> No need to sealion.

I'm lost. What do seals have to do with this? Is this a typo, or a turn of phrase I've never seen?

1 more reply

bloomingeek2y ago

Still waiting. Maybe you should go and look again in the comic strip you got the reference from?

1 more reply

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse