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Originally Posted by kane
This is a very good question. Back in the early 90's I used to write for a music magazine. When I first started there I didn't make much money, but I would get sent 20-40 CDs every week from record labels who were hoping I would review them. Most of them I sold to used CD stores.
The bands don't get a cut, but I guess, in theory it is still only one copy of the CD in existence. The idea being if you own it and then sell it to a store and I buy it I now have it and you don't. Similar to buying a car. When you sell a used car the car manufacturer doesn't get a piece of the deal. In reality the seller often copies the CD then sells it. This is a lot more common now than it was 10-15 years ago. 15 years ago copying a CD was something most people didn't have the technology to do, now anyone with a computer can do it.
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the first thing I do when i buy a disc is to make a computer copy sao I never scratch it.
I keep my compact discs in the plastic wrap they come in and just slice a slim cut in the side to slide the disc out LOL
once i rip it, I dont ever play the disc again.
keeps my collection mint.
however in regards to selling cds to used stores, I knew people who did the same, wrked at music store, would take the promos and sell em to Second Spin.
I dropped THOUSANDS in that store and its all used cds