Legal, yes. Supports the artist? No.
Comment on Sources to purchase mp3s?
scholar@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You could also buy CDs and rip them
non_burglar@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
The artists don’t make money on CD sales?
Tanoh@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It highly depends on their contract and if they are a big name or not. There is a reason a lot of bands tour though as they make a lot of more money from it than CD sales.
non_burglar@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Not if you’re buying them 2nd hand on eBay, which would represent the bulk of building a collection.
To be clear, im not trying to detract from the effort, it’s just op mentioned artists not getting paid what they deserve.
Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Bit of a stretch, but second-hand sales do influence the value of the CD and therefore increase its initial sale price (ie. CDs have extra value because they can be resold).
So buying used does indirectly increase profits, though of course the lion’s share of that is likely not going to the artist anyway.
Australis13@fedia.io 9 months ago
This is definitely a decent starting point but not a complete solution, unfortunately. It's not always cost-effective if you only want a few tracks from an album or need to import it to get it at all (or if it was a limited release it can be hard to find at all).
tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden 9 months ago
CDs take quite some space once you have more than like 50. Selling them after ripping in large quantities is a lot of work. I wouldn’t buy CDs unless I’m really into the physical medium (nothing wrong with that - sadly, most downloads lack high res artworks, booklets etc).
DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org 9 months ago
You could always get binders to stick them in to save space that way.
seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 9 months ago I just donate them when I’m done. Often you can buy the physical CD cheaper from places like discogs than you can a digital version. So I don’t feel bad giving them away afterwards. Someone might even discover the bands I love.
metaStatic@kbin.earth 9 months ago
the hero we deserve.
my physical collection is mostly thrift store finds
Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Unrelated but did you know that Libraries oftentimes have cd’s, dvd’s, and even audiobooks available to borrow?
frongt@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Yes, and while borrowing contributes to their “we’re needed, please fund us” justification, it doesn’t directly support the artists.
If there’s demand, the library will need more copies to borrow 👀