[citation][nom]techy74[/nom]People need to relax.Metallica have always made great music, I have never used napster and own every CD they have released and seen them live (great concert - 2010). I could not care less about about the something that happened 12 years ago and as a fan who loves holding the CD and artwork, I could not see what the fuss was about.I dont think metallica was trying to rip fans off. I dont see how people complain. Want the new CD, buiy it like everyone else (maybe that makes me old fasion).[/citation]
they sued a 4 year old and a dead grandma
instead of going after the people resonsible for uploading it, they went after teh fans who got it in a time when piracy was just going mainstream enough for everyone to know what it is, but not reconize it as stealing.
there is a major disconnect from indie bands who want their music out by any means necessary, piracy be damned, and people like metalica who heard people pirated their music and went straight to layers.
yea... i lose all respect for metalica as a band after that and it did sully their past work knowing what douches they were. some people can look past their stains, but sadly i cant.
and i could never buy their recent stuff ans the loud war killed any quality that came from it, and by some mistake guitar hero got the non loud edited versions of their songs from i believe death magnetic.
http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRyIACDCc1I
that alone made me not want to buy any of their music any more... let along the fact i believe their best is behind them.
[citation][nom]blurr91[/nom]I don't begrudge anyone for the desire to make more money. However, customer loyalty is also quite important. Lars only saw the dollars on the surface. He didn't see how generating good will could sell more albums than what he would lose from pirating or losing loyal customers. He went after the small money while losing the big one.[/citation]
back than the studies werent around, but now... piracy tends to boost sales.
you can look at japan for a more real world example, when they put the law forward to criminalize piracy with what, 2 years in jail, music sales also fell quite a bit.
not advocating piracy, just pointing out it isn't satan.