Is it OK to download 808 State tracks through Napster (or similar)? Does it make a difference if the track is deleted?
808 State statement November 2000: When a track is copied without payment, the record label is without payment. Therefore the band is without payment, this in turn means no revenue to record! Resulting in the demise of the music industry as we know it, which is already in a pretty poor state. We know that pirating music has always been around and we can’t stop it! But promoting it is detrimental to an already suffering industry. In the U.K. you can have a Number 1 hit with 30,000 record sales. When 808 State started you needed at least 200,000 just to get into the top 10. In a few years time you will probably be able to have a Number 1 with 1,000 record sales! We don’t necessarily agree with the integrity of the music industry as it exists but surely to make music as a career some income has to be generated. We do agree however if the record is deleted, but for a brand new release it should have at least one year’s grace in the shops.
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