Aaron Veteran Posted July 11, 2003 Veteran Share Posted July 11, 2003 Personally, I would only pay around $.50 a song. Alos that woul not be streamed but downloaded for me to put on a player as well. That's about $6.00 a CD (14 songs) that would be so much to pure profit for the record companies. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzero Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 nothing.. PAY for mp3s?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eevoo Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 i would pay $1 for them, only if i could do anyting i wanted to with them, put them on my iPod, burn them, whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Veteran Posted July 11, 2003 Veteran Share Posted July 11, 2003 well..if I'm going to be honest. nothing, not untill it gets a lot more difficult to obtain what I want for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Veteran Posted July 11, 2003 Author Veteran Share Posted July 11, 2003 well..if I'm going to be honest.nothing, not untill it gets a lot more difficult to obtain what I want for free. Yes but I do have conscious about stealing, regardless of how easy it is to do/get away with. I have no trouble paying for something as long as it is worth the money. Right now I have a three song rule... as long as I liek three songs on a cd, then it was an ok purchase. Pretty pathetic, huh? I seldome like more than that per cd. So give me a realistic price alternative, I would be happy to fork it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMayhem Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I would pay .99 for my favorite songs, but I wouldn't buy much, just use the radio more :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc A. Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 The day they make it impossible to get free music is the day I stop listening to music. It's not important enough to me... Now movies on the other hand, I'll pay all day long for those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 11, 2003 Veteran Share Posted July 11, 2003 I'd pay a dollar. Maybe 1.50 for a true single thats not on an album. For instance a album with 10 songs should be 10 dollars, but if the artist releases a one of a kind rare single not available on an album then I'd pay a little more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron901 Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 i will never buy one song, no point in doing that, if i'm after just one song, i will just download it honestly. if there's 2 or more tracks that i like in an album, or i just like the artist, i'll buy the album. $9.90 is what i'd pay for an album thru iTMS. anything more than that, i'll just go to HMV and buy the CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pride Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I would pay $5 per album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz360 Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 yeah $5 or ?5 sounds good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I still don't consider digital media to be an actual consumer good. Basically, all you're buying is a liscence to have that music. Seeing as how you could hear that music on the radio as well ... I still don't think mp3s are worth much more than a dime a dozen. At least with a CD you're getting some real physical property, although I do wish the prices would go down on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedo3 Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingwo Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I'd pay nothing for an mp3, but if the band was kickass then i would go out and buy the cd, but i would never pay for an Mp3 because i wouldn't know if the quality is good or not. The only reason i buy cd's is cause on 56k and it can be quite a task to get the album online even with Kazaa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123_kid Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I would NEVER pay for an mp3. I would however pay for a FLAC/WMA Lossless/Monkey's Audio file. I would only buy something if it is the exact same as the song off of the CD....Unless I was buying a speech or something, in which case a mp3 would suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudEngineer Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I would not pay a dime for an mp3. If the singer/band has an album worth buying then i will pay for it. I would much rather skip the middle man (record industry/labels) and give the money directlt to the artist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Nothing. I'll rip them from my own damn CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezza Veteran Posted July 24, 2003 Veteran Share Posted July 24, 2003 zero. i would never use an online music store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovedude Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I dont think MP3 was made to be profitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova_00 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 $0.00! Screw RIAA and all them other bitchy organizations. CD's cost way to much in the store thats why I havent bought a CD since about 97 when I first got my 2X burner. I work at a store that sells CDs. Granted we sell CDs for $12.95 but we pay almost always around $11.90 for each CD and that price is buying in bulk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 i aint payin jack shart for an mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zupport Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 :D Only 0$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detri Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I should be paid $0.50 for each MP3 I download. I'm supporting the band, isn't that what they want? Oh, right, it's not support that bands want -- it's money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronmaster Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I would pay up to $1.99 a song, however, I usually like the cover and liner notes of a cd. Soooo. I probably won't download and buy a song as much as the music companies hope for. I would be more willing to pay a set fee of $19.99 a month for unlimited streaming (higher than fm-radio quality sound) of all songs, from all music cds that are out. And I mean all not just the "semi-current" with a few "current" cd albums. I buy cds. But I am not willing to spend $17.99 a cd, for a new group that only has 1 hit song, or I never heard of. I would like to hear them before I buy. But I would really prefer more "imported" artists to expand my music horizons. But Im guessing the music companies will never do this. Perhaps, some specials such as if you like a cd, artist or song, you can get a discount on the cd, artist or song. That's my take on it. But I don't think this will happen since the RIAA probably don't believe this is a viable business model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 i buy the CD, would not pay for some lossy crap, maybe a lossless file, but then you don't really own the CD and the booklet... so no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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