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11-28-2008, 04:03 PM
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Re: Is It Unethical to Rip CD's?
I have been buying a ton of MP3's from amazon.com lately! The average price for a whole album is 8.99 (with a lot cheaper and a few more expensive).
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11-28-2008, 04:13 PM
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Re: Is It Unethical to Rip CD's?
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I agree.
If I want songs, I purchase them for under a dollar each online at amazon.com, christianbook.com or walmart.com and put them on a CD myself. With each song, comes the legal license to burn it to a CD for my personal use.
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Yes. That is the right thing to do. Go to iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, etc. Do the right thing and pay 79 cents or 99 cents for the song you want. That is the ethical choice.
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11-28-2008, 06:12 PM
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Re: Is It Unethical to Rip CD's?
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Originally Posted by Tina
I agree.
If I want songs, I purchase them for under a dollar each online at amazon.com, christianbook.com or walmart.com and put them on a CD myself. With each song, comes the legal license to burn it to a CD for my personal use.
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Good girl... 
What a lot of folks fail to realize is someone wrote the song...someone laid down the tracks...someone sang the songs...someone produced and distributed the project.
In other words, we are taking money out of their pockets...
As for ILG checking them out of the library, I don't see a problem with that. They have them there for that purpose...JMHO...
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11-28-2008, 07:45 PM
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Re: Is It Unethical to Rip CD's?
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Good girl...
What a lot of folks fail to realize is someone wrote the song...someone laid down the tracks...someone sang the songs...someone produced and distributed the project.
In other words, we are taking money out of their pockets...
As for ILG checking them out of the library, I don't see a problem with that. They have them there for that purpose...JMHO... |
A year or so ago, I felt the Lord leading me to write and record a meditation (soaking; good charismatic term) cd. As I progressed with this project, I let a few select people listen to rough mixes. Many said I should sell copies of the cd. I felt that God was leading me to give them away. I really felt that OWNING music was wrong (for me). It all belongs to God. I have given them away and man, thats so rewarding to be a part of peoples personal worship!
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11-28-2008, 08:13 PM
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Re: Is It Unethical to Rip CD's?
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A year or so ago, I felt the Lord leading me to write and record a meditation (soaking; good charismatic term) cd. As I progressed with this project, I let a few select people listen to rough mixes. Many said I should sell copies of the cd. I felt that God was leading me to give them away. I really felt that OWNING music was wrong (for me). It all belongs to God. I have given them away and man, thats so rewarding to be a part of peoples personal worship!
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That is admirable that you have done this, and I know you will continue to be blessed for your generosity.
However, though the song belongs to God, for many people their ministry is how they make a living...it is their job.
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11-28-2008, 08:26 PM
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Re: Is It Unethical to Rip CD's?
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That is admirable that you have done this, and I know you will continue to be blessed for your generosity.
However, though the song belongs to God, for many people their ministry is how they make a living...it is their job.
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That would make another good thread........job vs. ministry.........
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11-29-2008, 08:12 AM
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Re: Is It Unethical to Rip CD's?
Rhapsody and Napster also have subscription services that allow you to listen to most of their library for a monthly fee. That's if you just want to listen on the computer, or if you have an approved "to-go" device (not an ipod). I agree though - Amazon is the best choice as they sell songs DRM-free.
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11-29-2008, 01:12 PM
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Re: Is It Unethical to Rip CD's?
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Rip CDs? Have you actually tried it? I did. They don't rip. They break. Now... a piece of paper... that will rip. CDs don't rip.
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You have to be standing on it. And you have to hold your mouth just right.
If you can accomplish this, they rip quite butifully. Like grandpa's britches when he bends over to get the mail off the floor.
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11-30-2008, 08:09 PM
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Re: Is It Unethical to Rip CD's?
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Originally Posted by ILG
I work in a library. I could check out CD's over and over and over. Or, I could buy them. Or I could rip them. Which is the best and/or right thing to do in your opinion??
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Uh, from someone who has put out two albums in the last 9 years, I recommend you purchase them. It takes a boatload of money to put out an album...I spent $13,000 on the last one and I still have about 4 or 5 boxes to sell to even come close to breaking even. Just my humble opinion...
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11-30-2008, 08:15 PM
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Re: Is It Unethical to Rip CD's?
My husband asked me what I want for Christmas. I could have asked him to rip CD's but after reading this thread, I asked him to buy me one. 
I think it is best to buy them, but I won't condemn people who don't either. Its kind of one of those gray areas. (Black to those who make them, white to those who rip them, gray to those who are in between.)
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