Forced waste or piracy?

I want to share the occasion that took place with me recently. No, I will not talk about the purchase of licensed software, with this, pah-pah, there were no problems and now the cost of my laptop is two times higher than it costs a new one. The case concerns the purchase of leased content, and the ownership of mp3.





There is such a group as the Pilot, which recently released its new album. On the site they have a direct way and it is proposed to buy it in mp3 for 100 rubles. The amount is not so big, and to support the purchase of the once favorite group was not against it.



Actually, the page on the group’s website acts as a showcase for the Stereokiller.ru store. The first thing that did not like it - you must register there. As it turned out, this is due to the fact that you simply cannot “buy” an album. It is necessary to begin to replenish your balance in their system. Balance replenishment promised to be instantaneous, subject to payment via WebMoney. But, as always, there is one “but.” The minimum recharge amount is 150 rubles.

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Attention is the question: why should I spend 150 rubles to buy an album for 100? Of course, we can say that later I will come to this store again and buy more music for 50 rubles.



For some reason, the following association has arisen in my head: I am going far or far across the expanses of our vast country and decide to have a snack in a cafe near Ust-Perdyayevka (the name was invented, please do not be offended). However, there I am forced to pay 1.5 times more, arguing that I will be able to stop by and eat another bun on the way back.



As a result, I was offended by stereokiller.ru and did not buy anything from them. But he wanted to. Fair.