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Originally Posted by Tomkat
In terms of old artists you wanted to buy; are CDs etc still being produced with their albums on?
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This doesn't apply for very many things, as in almost all cases we're talking about opera which has a slightly different thing going on. Actual albums I downloaded have generally been for current bands.
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Originally Posted by Tomkat
I think if a computer game goes out of circulation, it's fine to download it for free online. Is it not the same for music*? If not, why not  |
The situation with games and music is, as far as I'm aware, identical legally. The difference is that there's no industry wide gaming body similar to the RIAA that has decided to aggressively defend its old properties, although games are taken down fairly often from sites like Underdogs at the request of the IP holders.
Having said that, technological concerns, and advances, are much more of an issue with games than with music - Hardwar was a fairly competent Elite clone back in its day, but noone's going to pay full price for it because the industry has moved on, whereas it's less clear cut to say that the "value" of something like a popular Oingo Boingo album from the 80's has dropped.
In related areas, the industry is still pushing for increases in the length of copyright for things like music. Cliff Richard needs the money!