Do you buy albums or just leech?

[turban]

I am just curious to the extent of leeching copyright music, and no, I'm not talking about livesets and the like, I'm more interested in albums. I know most people with broadband, even some on dialup (!), download copyright music from the internet. What I'm curious to know is, do you then move on to buy the album from a store or are you happy with your mp3?

I, personally, am happy to fork out the money to buy the CD, although I may check it out on the web first - think of it as try before you buy. There's just something about having a stack of cds that you know you have bought and not leeched, do you know what I mean?

I still enjoy a good liveset leech, though - cheers [ms]

[hypoluxxa]

Yes, I don't believe in stealing what you can buy. I don't work for free, why should they.

[mtguru]

I like to think it of it shareware, if you like it great go but the album, but if I don't, throw it away. Its not like a treat all my album buying like this but for the ones I'm not sure of I will. It's a great tool for that, if only more music company would use it as such, it would be great. I not saying they should allow to download music like a leech, but if would do more streaming I think find that we would buy more.

[swedetech]

I can't remember when I last downloaded an album... Its all live mixes here

[lmmadic]

I can't remember when I last downloaded an album... Its all live mixes here

yeah same here, but i do remember the last album i've bought ->ADD

[hard2chui]

I think they should start including DVDs and other extras to entive people to buy the CDs. Especially with MP3s being a legitamte alternative now.

[miks]

Always end up buying any album that I really want. Plus prefer the qulity of orginals. I download albums sometimes to sample them, or if i cant get my hands on the orginal.

[sakio pod]

have to for my collection....

[superEGO72]

im on the "if it doesnt suck and i enjoy listening to/spinning it, they deserve some cash"

i do howeer sometimes wish that i could give it straight to them

[n_seit]

i usually download many tracks but there are some releases that i wanna have them original.it's like an investment for me..from downloading you get to know one track and purchase the original if you really like it..

[mario belter]

i'm bying records for some hundred € a month.
i think thats enough, isnt it?

[the sun the sea]

it's all about the live sets!

[NastyD]

I don't buy as many albums as I used to, I just don't have the money to spare any more. Instead I buy what I really reckon I'll enjoy and the live sets that I download mean that I'm never short of anything to listen to.

[weaselberg]

Rarely

With CD prices exceeding 20$ here, it is hard to buy a lots of them, but i'm looking into buying new Sasha's album....

[ddr]

yes i do.
i leech first, then if the album is worthy of a purchase i will purchase the album.
i recently purchased the new beastie boys album. love that stuff. and will most likely purchase involver, cuz its only 10$ at best buy and i absolutely <3 it. will probably purchase the WOW album upcoming as well. thats for sure going to be good any way you look at it. wee

-ddr