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Musika sa Panahon ng Digital: Bumili, Humiram o Magnanakaw?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief January 23, 2008 · 2 min read

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Narito ang isa pang nakakatuwang sulay para sa lahat -- ang pirateriya ng musika. Tama na tayong mag-amin, 99% natin dito ay may nakadownload nang isang mp3 o dalawa (libo) sa kanilang buhay.

Ipinaliwanag ni Luis ang mga dahilan kung bakit hindi ang pirateriya ang pangunahing sanhi ng pagbagsak ng industriya ng musika sa ating bansa. Gayunpaman, akala ko ay isang pandaigdigang phenomenon ito at hindi lamang lokal, bagama't mas malawak itong nangyayari sa mga bahaging ito ng rehiyon. Naalala ko ang pag-download ng mp3s mula sa mIRC noong huling bahagi ng dekada 90, na akala ko ay okay dahil bumibili pa rin ako ng CDs.

Hindi lamang ang musika -- ang mga pelikula, serye sa telebisyon, laro para sa PC at console, pati na rin ang mga popular na software ay dinidisturbuhin. Pero, hayaan nating limitahan lang ang ating pagsusuri dito sa pirateriya ng musika.

Kaya ang tanong ay -- naaapektuhan ba ng digital na format at mga portable na media player ang iyong ugali sa pagbili ng musika?

Mga posibleng sagot ay ang mga sumusunod:

Akin pa rin ang pagbili ng CD albums.
Bumibili ako ng CDs, ang mga pirated na.
Hindi ko kailanman bumili ng CDs o tapes sa buong buhay ko. Okay lang ako sa FM radio station ko.
Nagbubuyon ako dati ng CDs; ngayon ay bumibili at nag-download ng musika online.
Nagbubuyon ako dati ng CDs; ngayon ay nag-download lahat nang libre.
Akin palaging kopyahin ang musika mula sa iba o mag-download nang libre.

Oo, ang terminong libre ay ginagamit dito nang maluwag. Ibig sabihin, makukuha mo ang iyong (may karapatang-ari) na musika mula sa P2P at ibang mga site. Ang dahilan ng pagsasaliksik na ito ay upang matukoy kung umiiral ba ang pangunahing punto #5. Ito ang sinasabi ng industriya ng pagre-record ng musika — na bumaba ang mga benta ng CD dahil kaya nang mag-download ng musika sa halos lahat ng lugar at hindi magbayad ng kahit isang sentimo.

At oo, dating bumibili ako ng music CD din.

Oo, pumunta sa seksyon ng botohan at iboto ang iyong pagpipilian. Mga dalawang pinakamahalagang pagpipilian lamang bawat botante.

What percentage of people have downloaded an MP3 or two in their lifetime?

99% of us have had downloaded an MP3 or two.

Which media are also pirated, besides music?

Movies, TV shows, PC and console games, and popular software.

What industry claims CD sales have declined due to free music downloads?

The music recording industry claims CD sales have declined.

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50 Comments

Ochie · 17 years ago

Combo of 1 and 5 (and or 6?)!

I still buy CD albums (yung trip ko lang) but I download some songs for free. Madalas kasi, isang kanta lang ang gusto ko sa isang album. Sayang lang pera ko kung hindi ko naman papakinggan yung iba.

jared · 17 years ago

i prefer to download dj mixes
some 30 tunes mixed into 1 seamless track :)

and also free music from various netlabels
cant go wrong w. that

enuff w. teh mainstream lol

rain · 18 years ago

Download all music for free. It its a local artist, I sample the record from a download, and buy the CD if its good.

Most of the foreign acts I like to listen to are not available locally.

akeii · 18 years ago

#6. sue me now :p lol.

Janette Toral · 18 years ago

Thanks Abe for this poll. I’d like to believe that your readers are niche and manages/afford to buy. =)

Also, I suggest adding an option #6 and even #7

#6 I don’t buy CDs, I just listen to them online

#7 I don’t buy CDs or download music, I just listen to them through the radio

In my upcoming 2008 face-to-face survey, I’ll also be asking the music question and hopefully give a glimpse on consumer’s attitude on music purchases/download/copying.

JC John SESE Cuneta · 18 years ago

When it comes to Music Albums here’s how I do it.

First Step: Download free online
Second Step: If I like it and find it worth buying
Third Step: Then I buy a legit copy

Otherwise, I will not buy, and 98% of the time, I also delete the copy because, well, I don’t like it… it sucks in other words (so why keep it in the first place?)

If the music is good, then I will buy it.

I buy original/legit copies not because I want to support the writers, singers, authors, actors, etc. I buy it because it impressed it, I like it, and it is worth it.

So, if they want people to buy legit copies, then they must make it sure that it is worth it.

When it comes to Movie DVDs, 98% of the time, I only buy legit copies. When it comes to downloading movies, I’d rather spend my time downloading movies that are not being sold locally. Legit movies are worth it.

Now TV series.. same thing. Worth it? Ill buy it. If Im not a big fan, I just copy (not even download it).

These NGOs should define the reasons why people do not buy legit copies of their products, from there, they can tackle the problem more correctly and effectively.

If they keep blaming “free downloads”, they will ultimately go down. We all know for a fact that there are legit free downloads out there made by other people which are as good as theirs or even better.

Berne · 18 years ago

7. Sorry, NOTA.

Changed my listening habits, abandoning “made” artists. I get mine streamed from Magnatune.

vance · 18 years ago

if your fast enough you can a legit album on some site for free, as I stated above the prices of some albums increases as they become popular. hehe.

I never answered the question:
I borrow a someone else cd then rip as MP3. Masma ba yun? Well ethically OO pero its not my fault somebody created applications that can you use for this.

Medyo malawak ang topic na ito. If ripping the cd to mp3 is illegal then why do we have mp3 players?

If sharing files through P2P is ileegal then we all should stop lending our friend our CDS and DVDs kasi the same result lang naman yun eh.

In the end, Morality and Ethics nalang ang basihan natin if what were doingis right or wrong.

julia · 18 years ago

me #5!
(pero may exception pa rin, kung super gusto ko ung artist!)

anyway, does putting mp3 download links to your blog violates Adsense TOS? anyone? please answer me..

Something Fishy · 18 years ago

just download them for free.

Kuya Kevin · 18 years ago

I download a lot of free stuff, but I also buy CD’s if I really like the artist.

I think the music industry REALLY messed up about a decade ago. Instead of figuring a way to work with napster, they sued it and shut it down. Everyone went to decentralized, peer-to-peer software and all control was lost. Not to mention the outrageous price of music CD’s.

It’s hard to feel too sorry for artists who drive around in Ferraris and complain about how little money they are making.

vance · 18 years ago

By the way, one downside for letting the us decide the price of their albums would be selling the whole album at a very high price. Sa amiestreet.com I saw one album reaching 20USD kasi sikat na sikat na yung album sa site.

vance · 18 years ago

Radiohead did something we all wish the future of digital music would be, the album was realeased for free then the price increases as the demand for the album increase. ok ba yun.

Another site that have shown the future of digital music distribution would be amiestreet.com. The site contains mostly of indie and underground artists but some well known artists have already agreed with amiestreet so that their album would be sold there for free! The site lets the customers download their album in MP3 format with no DRM protection for free but as the albums gains popularity the prices increases.

Eugene · 18 years ago

I still buy CDs especially the “best of” compilations of my favorite artists.

quezacolt · 18 years ago

2 and 5 hehehe

eric · 18 years ago

especially for OPM, and world music CDs like Putomayo

manu · 18 years ago

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boddah · 18 years ago

combination of 1 & 2 – i buy orig but also pirated (especially those rare albums). i used to download music for free but not anymore.. got tired of getting songs with “freebies” in it.

marhgil · 18 years ago

I still buy CD albums if I really like the artist. Kumita sa akin ang Parokya ni Edgar, MYMP and E-heads collections. :) More on listening to FM station ako.

Jeffrey · 18 years ago

I no longer buy or download pirated music or movies. That means i buy CDs and (will) purchase music online.

carlo · 18 years ago

I always buy the legit copy of the album.

@rod – haha.. except Cueshe and Hale.. I agree… LOL

spidamang · 18 years ago

I buy the ones I’m actually a fan of or the ones that compel me to actually go to the cd store and buy one.

I am not going to buy a copy of something that’s played over and over on the radio and tv.

Second, I think the availability of pirated copies just means you could be your own personal dj and listen to some songs you don’t know and then let them rot in your hard drive until you delete them because you need the extra space.

The industry is kept alive by the fans anyway, and fans pay a lot.