Pirate Site, any good?

[airdave]

Originally Posted by Diderick A. den Bakker

Oh, those poor modellers... So it is all the fault of greedy designers and publishers... They should all work for free, so that the 'poor' modellers are not tempted?

Not what I said.
Not what I posted.
You should read better and misquote less.

Interesting! so how many grooves are there?

Doh!

[YankeeBoy]

Originally Posted by airdave

I see only one redeeming quality to this question.

But remember...there a two sides to any philosophical discussion such as this. You take the 'A' side and I'll take the 'B' side...


Not only were there Squirrels in Egypt there were also Durrells in Corfu.

[Mike1158]

None, they are 33 and 1/3 rpm not a half. The number of grooves depends on the track length like any media that is the definitive.

[airdave]

I could argue that there aren't always two sides to a Record, but I'll concede and concur.
Anyone old enough will tell you, the B-side was usually better anyway.

Mike...Mike...Mike

whaaaaT you talkin' bout Willis???!!!!!!

33 1/3 is the speed the record spins...nothing to do with the grooves...or tracks...or whatever.
There are no halfs.

And we are not talking Laser Discs here.
The needle actually contacts the Record...thats how it works. Think about it.

[Texman]

Its only one groove. Its continuous.

[airdave]

Originally Posted by Texman

Its only one groove. Its continuous.

...per side!

[Mike1158]

I thought we were talking tongue in cheek/joking. Sorry.


CD's? I still have some of those, somewhere......

[airdave]

Joking?

JOking!!!??


There is no joking around here.

[herky]

Originally Posted by airdave

LOL Petestein

Technology has absolutely nothing to do with why piracy exists.
Piracy is theft of someone else's property.
Theft (and Piracy) have existed for millennia...right back to the Stone Age.

"Ugh...give me woman....want woman....oooh Rock....I take rock now. ugh"

Technology may have evolved...and piracy has evolved along with it.

But without peoples, there would be no piracy.
Peoples are piracy (as Edward G Robinson once said)

You seem to think that once the internet appeared, that torrents, cracks, keygens, movies just magically appeared?
No...peoples put them there!

Did you know they have the internet on computers now?
...that should make things easier for pirates.

There is one thing I do agree on...high costs and low income.
It will also contribute to theft and piracy.

So, if you are a designer, looking to put your designs up for sale...please consider less profit and a lower price.
Stop being so greedy.
The more expensive your model is, the more poor modelers will look for a pirated copy.

i would argue that designers/publishers who sell their works as printed models need to set a higher price than those who sell as downloads not as greed of profits but simply to pay printing and distribution costs .plus the retailers will have there mark ups.

[airdave]

I obviously sell my printed kits (at shows) for more than I sell an online PDF download.
I'm covering the costs of printing and packaging.
I would never expect any designer to not cover their basic costs.

My comment was meant as a light jab at those who might see some of the higher priced models online
and think they can (or should?) earn the same amounts ...but with less experience and obviously lesser quality products.

My advice is if you want to sell models, try to price your models as cheaply as possible...
cover your costs, your time, your efforts,
but don't get greedy just because another, better quality, kit is selling for a higher price.
Maybe its worth it and yours isn't? Theres no shame in that.

And you can sell more kits to more people at a lower price.
Earn a greater reputation, and reach a wider audience.
You'll also make someone think twice about buying the real thing from a real designer,
instead of a free knock-off copy that may be low resolution, incomplete or come without any type of support.

Thats just my advice and opinion.

Groovy.