Its wrong to dl and burn games but...

[J2d]

I don't feel bad (if a game doesn't have a soundtest mode so that I can atleast record it on tape) when I download and burn it.
Somehow I try to justify it by thinking that they are already so expensive.

I've only got one official soundtrack, Silent Hill 2, it was easy to get a hold of through Konamis local store and relatively cheap, but otherwise there is no chance in hell that I'm paying for it unless its some kind of orchestrated version.
Ofcourse I could always record it while playing if its possible, but I don't.

[johnk_]

i've done it before, so i'm not gonna say it's wrong, but if i really like a soundtrack, i'll usually go out of my way to buy it.

[mrbogus]

Copyright violation is copyright violation. Its basically a moral law. You aren't harming anybody by doing it, as long as you aren't paying for it, but it is a nasty habit.

[Prince Planet]

I don't mind buying them, but some of them are so damn hard to find (and the music is so good) that I could see resorting to burning it, or even buying a boot-leg. I have a decent of mix of authentic OSTs and bootlegs, and I have yet to lose any sleep over it.

[Dyne]

i burn all of my music soundtracks. i dont see how someone can pay $20-50 for one cd no matter how good it is. now compilations and multiple cd's are another thing but i dont ever see myself buying an expensive overpriced one disc soundtrack.

[Tsubaki]

Gee... looks like I'm terribly in the minority of actually buying video game music, and wanting to support the people who create what I enjoy. Last thing I bought?

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCA-14491

[Wilykat]

I'll put it this way: If it's a game I already own, I have no qualms about downloading the OST if I can. I consider the rights to play the game music as a part of the rights to play the game I purchased. If I really wanted to, I could simply record this music from the game itself - I did this all the time when I was younger. Downloading an OST just saves me the time of doing that myself.

If it's a soundtrack I'm espically fond of, I'll buy it. But JP CD imports are expensive, and I simply don't buy them that much. $30+ CDs cut into funds I could use to be purchasing other games instead of music from games I already own, or music I don't already own in some form. And bootleg stuff from SM/EA isn't worth the money or effort either.

[Tain]

I agree with Wilykat.

...Because I don't want to pay more for the Gungrave soundtrack than I did for the game.

[gameoverDude]

I buy my soundtracks. For one thing, it's great to have the official cover art and anything else the company decides to pack with it (stickers, etc). $20 isn't that much for an import CD, so I spring for it. If it's from one of my topmost tier favorite games, I usually will go to $40 if need be.

[TheMachine50]

I am broke as a joke. If I didn't download my sound tracks and burn them, I wouldn't have any of them. I don't see the harm as long as you are not out there selling them and profiting off of someone else's idea.