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What benefit would that decision have? Artists would still receive the same amount of royalties. @Plume would still spend the same amount of money. What benefit is there to artificially limit his music listening hobby because of copyright law?
So then why post about it?
This isn't a utilitarian argument. It's a moral one.
They want to believe there's some moral dilemma here and they're, by gosh, trying their best to navigate it.
But the reality is: they want music, but they can't afford to pay artists in a way that's sustainable, so they're just taking it however they can get it and paying a pittance to make themselves feel a bit better.
So quit pretending. They've made their choice. Their priorities are clear.
The artists put their music on streaming platform as well. There is no such thing as ethical consumption under Capitalism. Everything is fucking exploitative as fuck, everything is awful. There is A LOT of things that I refuse to watch, play, listen to, pay for, consume, for ethical reasons.
Again: I AM NOT PIRATING! I'm using a legal way to access the music I listen to, Deezer. And buying albums that I really love when I can afford it on the side.
I think I understand how I ended up believing you were pirating even though you weren't: @zaphod makes it seem like you're doing something remotely unethical when you not only use a legitimate subscription service but also support the artists through other ways! I'm not sure what more an artist could ask from a patron such as yourself.