Boomchild wrote:masque wrote:i dont see any reason to ban any of it........by this time, most everyone knows that cell phone footage on youtube doesnt sound like a professionally recorded DVD, so most folks know the actual even sounds better......but youtube at least gives you an idea of what things will be like live and gives the band added exposure. sometimes seeing the footage of a band actually makes me want to go see the actual live event.
Personally I don't agree. Your dealing with performances of copyrighted material owned by these artists. They have every right to control how it is used and where it is made available. Just as it could have a positive effect for the artist it can have a negative one. Some people record the whole performance and put it online or even worse sell bootleg videos of concerts. There is such a complete lack of respect for artists these days. There's a whole generation now that think music should be free. No wonder some artists are not so enthused about releasing new material. The split second they do some weasel uploads it to the internet for it to be obtained for free.
i dont disagree at all with your point, and I am fully respectful of artist copyrights........so my point, for me, as a fan, is that youtube doesnt stop me from buying an album from an artist or going to a concert or buying t-shirts......for those that it does prevent it from doing then that is not good, obviously.
but i think that more affects an artist in a negative way when their new album "leaks".....i dont think cell phone footage of a live performance from a concert ever really has that big of a negative impact on ticket sales.....when van halen got back with DLR and hit the road the ticket sales were massive, many venues sold out, yet most of those shows were also on youtube. for me as a fan it only whetted my appetite to want to see them more. i think the overwhelming amount of artists agree with this logic or you would see all of those cell phone videos taken down from youtube. many artists actually encourage nowadays or certainly dont mind it happening. some do, and I respect that.
now back to albums........"leaks" i 100% agree negatively impact record sales.......however, I am one of those people that have have some of those "leaks" handed to me and I will admit, I listen to them.....when the new van halen album leaked and it was offered to me I took it without hesitation......HOWEVER, regardless of how much money I think the artist has, I think they deserve to get paid for their product, so when the album was released I bought it.......why? I didnt have to, but as a musician myself I dont want people stealing my music either......my willingness to listen to the leaked van halen was just out of pure excitement and years of anticipation for it to happen......i think the album was good, but it was no 1984 or fair warning.....so even though I wasnt blown away with it, i still felt obliged to buy it and to support the artist.......it's a shame when folks wont pay for new music and I do think that it's wrong and hurts the artist, but I dont feel that way about cell phone footage from a live concert. the video and audio is obviously not "pro", so as a fan, it's a novelty to me at best. I want the real thing, whether it's being there myself or buying the pro shot DVD.
just like when styx went out on the GI/POE tour......i watched every second of those shows on youtube before I was able to go see the show myself on two separate occasions. but even though I saw it on a crappy phone, i still bought tickets two different times, a shirt once and a blue ray........the youtube stuff had zero impact on my buying choices.
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 11:18 am
). There's nothing like being at the actual event. Hearing the artist say your town etc It's always
Most of it uncirculated. THey were very protective and it's unfortunate. There's enough stuff for a box set or so of video and audio, but it would never see the light of day.