As much as iPods appear to be our answered prayers in terms of the latest new media technology, there are some issues that do arise with them and tend to place a rather potentially negative spin on things. Ultimately the only way to enjoy this luxury of the iPods you have to integrate the issue of downloading. this is yet another fantastic invention but with it comes problems. Problems such as "theft" of the property of others-mainly artists. Buying a CD is the last option on anyones' mind. It's almost a rare sighting to see people making their way to a music store with the intend of actually leaving with a purchased item. In fact it's come to a point where buying a CD is just unnecessary. The people who benefit the most from the downloading of material onto iPods are the down loaders, the people behind the downloading sites and of course the iPod manufacturers. All that's required of you is buying the iPod and the rest is considered free. To think that CDs are just yesterdays inventions and already they can be said to not be as appealing as they used to be. Downloading is definitely a whole lot friendlier on our already half empty pockets. There is just no comparison between buying and downloading. There is however a question that does arise out of all this; where does this leave all those artists who spent time creating a full album only to have parts of it removed without having to pay for it? It is rather unfair and disadvantageous to the artists. A large number of the songs on their album don't even begin to receive the recognition they deserve. Most of the songs you find on iPods are songs that get frequent airplay. Not too many people have the time to listen through track after track of unknown or unpopular songs. Whatever is currently being praised by every radio DJ is most likely to be played loudest through almost every earpiece there is. At least with international artists, their CDs are priced over R100 to begin with, but what about our local artists who CDs barely make it to R99 in most instances? The artists no longer matter and all the focus is on the consumer and the next best way to access more songs free of charge.
2 comments:
As much as we would want them to be perfect there is nothing that can ever be. But looking at the brighter side Ipods are the best ever technology to be invested as they can be connected to bigger sound systems to entertain more people unlike some of the technologies which individualise the user.
All technologicat devices created today come with its advantages and disadvantages.
You have some very important points to make about people not suppoting artists by purchasing their CD's etc. There are online stores whereby people can purchse and download music such as iTunes but this is a matter of people actually wanting to spend money.
You have to admit that the iPod is a brilliant creation that allows people to be part of a global village and allow people to have their own individual identities.
A good post!Well done!
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