mblog poll

[lcpja]

There is an mblog poll on the official website:

 

Question: If artists could independently offer downloads of their music (songs or whole albums) on their websites directly to fans (not through a record company) via a payment method (such as PayPal) would you support it?

 

 

Please choose one of the following:

Yes I would

No I would not

I will download for free no matter

 

 

 

How did you answer? Have you ever downloaded of a website via a method payment? Comments?

 

 

Well i would definately support it. I have only done it once before from the metallica website. For $12 i downloaded the whole Calgary concert that i went to. That god that my mom allows me to use her credit card.

[S.E. Hardy]

I buy music off iTunes all the time.

[mark]

100%

 

-M

[Maverick]

I certainly wouldn't want that to be the main mode of marketing... I still want to be able to purchase songs from the stores... It's a major inconvenience for ppl who lack the technology as well as the security to d/l from the internet all the time... I just think that it represses too many fans who either don't have access to the net... or have highspeed... or are willing to use it.

[Crusader]

I would download concert tracks for money.

[Tim]

I'd support it.

[guitarchick]

I'd rather give Matt my money then money raping companies.

It'd be cool to know that I paid the artist for their work. LIke buying a painting.

[Broken]

Id prefer to buy a CD off the bands website. Not download it.

[RetardedHotdog]

Personally, I'd support the idea... but i wouldn't download anything off the website for money. Yes, giving matthew good the money directly instead of the record company is a good thing, that he deserves. Just i've never boughten anything off the internet before, so i dont believe i'd start....

[Lauren]

my computer is incapable of supporting it haha

and i can't use a credit card as i don't have one...

i like the idea though

[somethingrandom]

I'd be all for going through the artist rather than the label, but I don't believe in paying for mp3s. I'm not necesarily pro-piracy but I'm not going to shell out money to anyone for something as impermanent as an mp3. What happens if my harddrive gets slagged before I get a chance to rip the file? Then I've blown that money for nothing. Now if they were offering CDs, that would be completely different.

[Maverick]

Yah, but is it fair to the ppl who can't d/l the songs because they don't have the technological necessities? Like.... My comp is so terrible... most links don't even work for me... and I certaintly can't manage Kazaa or anything like that.. heck it takes me 1/2 hour to d/l songs from the site (although that doesn't stop me).... I'd just be worried about accessibility and I wouldn't want to leave anyone else.. it doesn't seem fair to those non internet users.