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I\u2019m against downloading music. While this may not seem like an unusual position, as a college-aged kid, this puts me in the minority. Most of my friends have fairly large unpaid-for music libraries. Unfortunately, I see the trend expanding as many of my middle-aged friends are getting iPods and jumping on the free-music bandwagon.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not going to preach why downloading music is unethical. I don\u2019t feel it is ethical, but I\u2019m sure we\u2019ve all seen enough of the \u201cdownloading is theft\u201d public service ads that the message doesn\u2019t need repeating. Instead, I\u2019d like to focus on my completely selfish motives for avoiding free entertainment, free software or other forms of copyright infringement.<\/p>\n

The Artist Sets the Price<\/h2>\n

Every artist, whether it is a Linus Torvalds building the next Windows-crushing operating system or Eminem, sets the price for his or her creations. Most of us are trained to see the word \u201cprice\u201d and think \u201cmoney.\u201d But a price doesn\u2019t need to have a cash amount, the price is whatever tradeoff the artist wanted when he or she decided to create.<\/p>\n

I have set completely different prices for the work I have created. This article is completely free for you to view as many times as you want. But I still retain the copyrights, meaning I don\u2019t approve of people distributing the article online without my permission. In this case, the price for my work is that I want to increase the visibility of my website and my writing. By reading this article for free, you have paid the price I set for my work.<\/p>\n

I also have a free e-book<\/a> on this website detailing the basics of my holistic learning concept. As I explain the e-book, I don\u2019t care whether you put the book up for download or even if you link back to this website. The price I set for that book was seeing the holistic learning concept spread. Even by taking my e-book and putting it for download on your site with no link back, you have paid the price I set for my work.<\/p>\n

I have an e-book for sale<\/a> on this website at just under $15. Although my price for this book is monetary, it is no different than any price I set. I set the price for my own work.<\/p>\n

Open-Source Has a Price<\/h2>\n

Even something as free as open-source has a price determined by the artist. The countless contributors to programs such as Firefox and Linux might be setting the price of their work as simply seeing their creation in the world. The cost of their services is the joy they get from seeing a better browser or operating system.<\/p>\n

In the book, The Fountainhead<\/a><\/strong>\"\", Howard Roark decides to create a building even though he will receive no payment and the building will be made under another man’s name. His selfish motive is simply that he wants to see the building created. He sets the price for his work, even though he doesn\u2019t get a single penny.<\/p>\n

Only some artists set a price in dollars and cents. But every artist still sets a price.<\/p>\n

Downloading is Only Cheating Yourself<\/h2>\n

You always have the right to refuse the price set by an artist. But in that case, you must also refuse accepting the artist\u2019s creation. Two things happen when you break this principle:<\/p>\n

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  1. You essentially declare the stolen creation valueless.<\/li>\n
  2. You devalue the price you set for your own work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Stolen Goods and Valueless Creations<\/h2>\n

    In violating the price set by any creator, you have just declared that this creation is valueless. Although the creation will still function properly and give benefits, you\u2019ve stripped it of all value. As a result, what you have now is just a hollow collection of bits and bytes.<\/p>\n

    Music doesn\u2019t have many functional properties. The source of value with music comes entirely from the vision and work of the artist. By stripping that value by refusing to pay the artist\u2019s price, you\u2019re just left with carefully arranged noise. The music may sound the same, but it has lost what was most important.<\/p>\n

    Degrading Yourself<\/h2>\n

    You are an artist too. By declaring the creations of others meaningless, you devalue your own work. Would you like to be wealthy, share your ideas and creations across the world and truly help people? How can you do that if everything you produce is valueless?<\/p>\n

    Every act of copyright-infringement is making a small statement that all creations are valueless. There is no dividing line in which you can say that some creations are valueless and can be taken without paying a price and some are valuable and need the artist\u2019s consent. Either creations have value or they don\u2019t. You make the decision with each creation you pay for and with each creation take by force.<\/p>\n

    How Do You Apply This Principle in the Real World?<\/h2>\n

    Unfortunately, accepting the principle that creations do have value isn\u2019t enough to change your behavior. I strive to be as good as possible with respecting the creator\u2019s price, but I can\u2019t claim perfection.<\/p>\n

    There are also many gray areas for this principle. I\u2019m not against borrowing physical books, but I\u2019m against copying digital books (unless this conforms to the authors price, of course). I\u2019m not against borrowing a CD from a friend to listen to, but I am against borrowing one from a stranger via Kazaa. Where do you draw the line?<\/p>\n

    The fact that some gray areas exist doesn\u2019t mean there isn\u2019t places of mostly-black and mostly-white. Some people would argue that because you can\u2019t uphold a principle 100% of the time that you shouldn\u2019t bother with it at all.<\/p>\n

    I\u2019m a vegetarian, but I still eat eggs and I\u2019m wearing a leather belt. If I believe in the benefits of rising early, but sleep in late one day, does that mean my entire belief system is faulty? I believe in making slow steps to align yourself instead of expecting perfection.<\/p>\n

    The Music Industry is Broken<\/h2>\n

    As a business student and passive observer, I feel that the music industry is broken. But the fact that this industry doesn\u2019t work in today\u2019s world doesn\u2019t mean copyrights are old-fashioned and should be ignored. It just means that the industry will need to adapt to the internet and a changing world.<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s easy to see the music industry (or Microsoft, movie studios or any other artist conglomerate) as being greedy. But couldn\u2019t the same be said of Linux developers? Their price is to create the best operating system in the world. Just because one organization sets their price in dollars doesn\u2019t mean that their work warrants theft.<\/p>\n

    As for my own creations I\u2019m entirely selfish and greedy. I\u2019m greedy even when I give things away for free with no credit back to myself. The problem isn\u2019t my motivation, it\u2019s your associations to the word \u201cgreed\u201d.<\/p>\n

    Conclusion<\/h2>\n

    I honestly expect not to convince anyone who is already set in their ways. I write not to convince other people to adopt my philosophy of life, but to expose a different viewpoint. As an early-rising, atheist, pro-choice, productivity-focused vegetarian, I\u2019m comfortable being in the extreme minority of public opinion.<\/p>\n

    For me, the reasons not to violate an artist\u2019s price are obvious. Downloading music strips that music of all intrinsic worth, making it a collection of sounds rather than the creative expression of another human being. Worse, it slowly erodes the value of your own creations. How can you set a price for your own work if through each download you declare all creations to be valueless?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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