Is vinyl record piracy a thing? (lemmy.zip)

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Know those records that you insert into a vinyl record player? Basically those, but pirated since a real one costs money when you purchase them at official music retailers. It involves the process of obtaining a legal copy then using wax molds (to recreate a record) and specialized tools (prevent quality loss) duplicating the record. (Also, "Bone Music" existed in the Soviet Union by printing music by using x-ray films).

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[-] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 hours ago

Most people I know bought records, but used reel-to-reel to copy them.

Later it was cassettes to copy them.

Never saw anyone try to copy the physical record itself.

[-] therealdries@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 hours ago

If you don't know what it feels like to try and save your prized In Utero cassette with a cheap BIC pen after it had been chewed up by your buddy's car player, have you even lived?

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