So I decided not to download leaks before the album comes out anymore

SYRFox · 04.07.2008, 01:47 AM

I don't know if I'll be able to resist if I see great albums I'm waiting for three months before its release online, but I want to stop downloading leaks. I don't know, I always feel strange when I download something before it comes out, it's a kind of disrespect for the artist that wants you to hear it from a certain day on, no?

Do you download leaks? Do you feel disrespectful?

Bollocks_to_Pop · 04.07.2008, 01:57 AM

I don't download leaks either. I agree with you. I think it is disrespectful to the artist and is stealing from them. There are a lot of people with a lot of different arguements saying why it's okay, but I feel when you come down to it, it just isn't right.

Toilet & Bowels · 04.07.2008, 02:33 AM

downloading leaks is gay. the only time i downloaded a leak was Rather Ripped, and what a painful experience that turned out to be.

avantgarde1 · 04.07.2008, 02:37 AM

i dont' download slbums before they come out, but sometimes i'll download a few songs to see if i like the band or not. if i do i usually just go buy it on amazon cheap as fuck.

Death & the Maiden · 04.07.2008, 02:53 AM

Except for a few songs I have downloaded from iTunes, I don't download. It's because I need to have the CD. Other people at school don't understand. I suppose it's like those people who always buy vinyl.

SYRFox · 04.07.2008, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Death & the Maiden

Except for a few songs I have downloaded from iTunes, I don't download. It's because I need to have the CD. Other people at school don't understand. I suppose it's like those people who always buy vinyl.

Actually I love to have the CD too, but I don't always have enough money to buy what I want... So usually I download an album and then I'll buy it when it's possible

Torn Curtain · 04.07.2008, 05:46 AM

Well there are bands for which I don't mind doing it and others for which I won't do it because I'll buy the record the day it's out (that's the case with The Notwist for instance).

PAULYBEE2656 · 04.07.2008, 08:11 AM

i get leaks sent to me quite often, on a weekly basis really and yes i do download them. the most recent ones being the new spiritualized, portishead and nick cave (yeah i know its out now) and no i dont feel like cheating theartist as they send out hundreds of promo copies to radio stations, pr people and jouralists on a daily basis. i buy whatever i like, which is most of them as i wont download anything i dont like for the sake of it. out of the last 10 albums i downloaded prior to release, i bought 7 of them, 2 arent out yet! my only rule is i wont download any pre sy stuff, as i still enjoy that day of release feeling!

Rob Instigator · 04.07.2008, 09:14 AM

I never download leaks. I will download a song or two off of an album to test it and see what the flavor of the music is and whether I wold like to purchase the entire album.

█████████ · 04.07.2008, 10:19 AM

i've downloaded a few, but i dont make it a habit like a few people i know.
so many music to listen to, why waste my time with leaks?

i'd rather wait for a decent rip, makeup my mind, then buy the album. or not.

04.07.2008, 01:47 AM	#1
SYRFox invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 7,492	I don't know if I'll be able to resist if I see great albums I'm waiting for three months before its release online, but I want to stop downloading leaks. I don't know, I always feel strange when I download something before it comes out, it's a kind of disrespect for the artist that wants you to hear it from a certain day on, no? Do you download leaks? Do you feel disrespectful?
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04.07.2008, 01:57 AM	#2
Bollocks_to_Pop children of satan Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 296	I don't download leaks either. I agree with you. I think it is disrespectful to the artist and is stealing from them. There are a lot of people with a lot of different arguements saying why it's okay, but I feel when you come down to it, it just isn't right.
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04.07.2008, 02:33 AM	#3
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,298	downloading leaks is gay. the only time i downloaded a leak was Rather Ripped, and what a painful experience that turned out to be.
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04.07.2008, 02:37 AM	#4
avantgarde1 the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 968	i dont' download slbums before they come out, but sometimes i'll download a few songs to see if i like the band or not. if i do i usually just go buy it on amazon cheap as fuck. __________________ aka ZEROpumpkins
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04.07.2008, 02:53 AM	#5
Death & the Maiden expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,036	Except for a few songs I have downloaded from iTunes, I don't download. It's because I need to have the CD. Other people at school don't understand. I suppose it's like those people who always buy vinyl. __________________ www.myspace.com/ghostofanidealwife
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04.07.2008, 05:46 AM	#7
Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	Well there are bands for which I don't mind doing it and others for which I won't do it because I'll buy the record the day it's out (that's the case with The Notwist for instance). __________________ "Si seulement nous avions le courage des oiseaux qui chantent dans le vent glacé"
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04.07.2008, 08:11 AM	#8
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	i get leaks sent to me quite often, on a weekly basis really and yes i do download them. the most recent ones being the new spiritualized, portishead and nick cave (yeah i know its out now) and no i dont feel like cheating theartist as they send out hundreds of promo copies to radio stations, pr people and jouralists on a daily basis. i buy whatever i like, which is most of them as i wont download anything i dont like for the sake of it. out of the last 10 albums i downloaded prior to release, i bought 7 of them, 2 arent out yet! my only rule is i wont download any pre sy stuff, as i still enjoy that day of release feeling! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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04.07.2008, 09:14 AM	#9
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 28,007	I never download leaks. I will download a song or two off of an album to test it and see what the flavor of the music is and whether I wold like to purchase the entire album. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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04.07.2008, 10:19 AM	#10
█████████ expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,736	i've downloaded a few, but i dont make it a habit like a few people i know. so many music to listen to, why waste my time with leaks? i'd rather wait for a decent rip, makeup my mind, then buy the album. or not.
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