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Originally Posted by little_dancer
ok, maybe this is an unpopular thing to say (please don't hurt me!) but I don't think CD's are too expensive. Yes, 20.00/CD (canadian) is a lot of money for me - I am a dancer- we make VERY little.
BUT Apartments are WAY too expensive, Groceries are WAY too expensive- Heck, even busfare is WAY too expensive- that's just the economy that we live in...I don't mind saving up a little to get my favorite CD, it bothers me FAR less than saving up to take the bus every day (if you buy the discount bus pass in Toronto- the cheapest pass you can- it costs 1086.00/year!!!)
I know CD's are expensive if you only consider the actual material they are made out of, but don't forget what the real purpose of a CD is -MUSIC- there's almost nothing I wouldn't pay for great MUSIC...I'd rather see the prices go down for a lot of other things, I don't mind paying for a great CD>
sorry if that is unpopular, it's just another side of the coin :D
I REALLY don't want to sound preachy or argumentative- I know people may have a strong objection to what I've said in this post- PLEASE don't get angry- I respect everybody's opinion!
Having said that - if prices go down slightly, I'd certainly be thrilled!
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..yes..it would be nice if the price in EVERYthing would go down.. :-) ...
while reading thru the posts ..i tried thinking 40 years back to what i paid for Beatles LPs and i have to think it was about...6 american dollars or so...i really can't remember... but if that is what it was...paying 11.99 for Meat's "LP" a week ago...seems an appropriate rise in pricing with the "cost of living" for 40 years...
as for the rest...i don't copy..i buy a cd...and tote the wee light little thing back and forth to work with me in a carry case....in fact i tote up to 15 cds back and forth to work with me...thinking about it..lol...powers that be bless technology..the thoughts of carrying 15 LPS back and forth is a back breaking thought...lol...
bottom line to me...the sales of cds is a part of how artists make their money... and altho one would copy a cd for their own use...there are some that would not...
i can't see getting angry about record companies and artists wanting to protect their income....
crim..the IRS keeps taking my money...what am i supposed to do??? takes some of the money being made by the record companies and the artist too...what are we ALL supposed to do???