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King Vidiot: Feb 17, 2007; You think you can take me at Satan's Hollow? Go 'head on!

I just wonder how porn keeps getting made since it's the thing mostly likely to be pirated and the thing least likely to be paid for after pirating.

# ? Jun 26, 2015 22:18

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Max Hammer: Jan 3, 2008; ANTIFREEZE!!!

Windows 98 posted:

It's actually 100% copies of Linux.

Nice choice. I, too, use that site to 'borrow' media, but I always return it. And my ratio is nowhere near as good as yours. I'm a dick.

# ? Jun 26, 2015 22:18

Max Hammer: Jan 3, 2008; ANTIFREEZE!!!

King Vidiot posted:

I just wonder how porn keeps getting made since it's the thing mostly likely to be pirated and the thing least likely to be paid for after pirating.

This is an excellent question. I wonder if things are going to go full circle and all the young would-be porn stars will realize they can make better money standing on a corner and sucking dick in the alley.

# ? Jun 26, 2015 22:21

Clipperton: Dec 20, 2011; Grimey Drawer

ChlorophileAddict posted:

most artists make little money on albums because there's a bunch of cunts stealing them. The amounts from digital sales are pathetic, 10-15 cents per itunes songs. If you want to support an artist, buy a CD or a dvd or a vynil, on which they make 30-50%.
Listening to spotify does not mean you support the artists even if you have a paid account. Which is why Spotify is on its way out since it's a bad idea to give away someone else's property.

The way Spotify works is this
let's say you are a fan of bandX. You have a paid membership, and you only listen to their songs.
Guess what, most of your money still goes to Beyonce, kayne and the rest of the assholes.

Spotify puts all the money in one pot and splits it between artists based on the numbers of listens. So even if you don't listen to commercial music most of your money goes to support that poo poo because a whole other bunch of assholes do.
So despite you buying an account to only listen to X band, they'll get maybe a couple of cents from your money.

but then don't bandx get a couple of cents from all the beyonce/kanye listeners too, if it's all going in one pot? so it works out the same in the end? idgi

# ? Jun 26, 2015 22:36

frajaq: Jan 30, 2009; #acolyte GM of 2014

I'm Brazilian, I NEED to pirate everything because everything is so loving expensive

# ? Jun 26, 2015 22:37

Spandex Bonerlord: Sep 30, 2014

gently caress you if you want to buy mp3's of foreign music or movies. lol
Like seriously, if it's not easily available in my region, then you don't want my money.

# ? Jun 26, 2015 22:41

ChlorophileAddict: Jun 15, 2015

Clipperton posted:

but then don't bandx get a couple of cents from all the beyonce/kanye listeners too, if it's all going in one pot? so it works out the same in the end? idgi

Not really. The system favours the big acts.

# ? Jun 26, 2015 22:44

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Clipperton: Dec 20, 2011; Grimey Drawer

ChlorophileAddict posted:

Not really. The system favours the big acts.

oh so if someone gets say 30% of the listens theyll get more than 30% of the money?

# ? Jun 26, 2015 22:51

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