The real price original Cd's and DVD
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
Calgary, Alberta
June 20, 2012 3:26pm CST
Whether a music album is from a local or International artist, If its going to be sold herein the Philippines, The copies are actually made here, created here , printed here and published here. Out of the factory the price of each CD is 40 pesos, yes 40 pesos with the songs included but once the CD's are delivered to the Music stores, Taxes happens. from 40 pesos, The album of a Filipino artist becomes 250 to 300 pesos, From 40 pesos, the album for an International artist became 350 up to 500 pesos.
and our government wanted piracy to end?
How did I know? I just met someone who works in the Music industry.
6 responses
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
21 Jun 12
That is one of the irony here in our country, knowing that the price of a regular CD is low, then because of severral taxes implied, the price will really shoot up. I remember that for example a pair of Levi's jeans is sold for only 20 USD then, when it comes here in our country the price will sometimes became 3 times higher just because of taxes.
You are right, if the price of original CD will not be too much compared to the original prices, piracy might be stopped.
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@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
21 Jun 12
you are right about it. only those who can really afford to buy original are the one who bought it. I honestly admit that I also buy pirated movies.
Just to add, I wonder why some of the record bars sold original Cd at only 70 pesos during mall sales, though these were already old cds (about a year after its showing). Which means that they can also sell others at the same price.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 Jun 12
I think even cinema is overpriced now. can you imagine in just 10 years, the 50 peso cinema entrance becomes 300.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 Jun 12
I am sure only 25% of our population buys original, had it been not overpriced , it could have been at least 40 to 60% there will still be piracy but increase of sales and revenue will be bigger.
@Lmfisher666 (820)
• United States
20 Jun 12
Yah well they have to make money somehow. What gives us the right to just take something that someone worked very hard on, and they need it to live?
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
20 Jun 12
if they really want to lessen piracy though, The government should lessen the tax. I mean from 40 pesos to 450 pesos. Did you see the difference?
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 Jun 12
thats why I love piratebay,
hey Ido buy original cd's but thats when I dont have financial problems and if I think the whole album is worth buying.
hey Ido buy original cd's but thats when I dont have financial problems and if I think the whole album is worth buying.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Jun 12
yes taxes are getting rediculus every where. thats a terrible jump. phillipines must be really going broke worse then us, 
piracy is rampant here also for the same reason i bet.@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
20 Jun 12
for sure that is a lot of tax, how will our government earn decent tax if people rather resort to piracy. Raiding pirated cd vendors or making downloads illegal wont lessen it here. I think itunes lessened piracy in the US, since people can buy songs individually instead of the whole album and digital form is cheaper than cd form. I think the tax in should be lessened so more people will by cd's here.
@jaiho2009 (39140)
• Philippines
21 Jun 12
hello Capt,
And the worst scenario is- where do our taxes go?
Oh well, it is either -on their pocket- or - on their savings account 
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 Jun 12
another question..... wasnt 200 to 400 too much of a tax for a 40 peso item., I think the reasonable prize for those cd's would be 70 pesos., Music Industry is all about quantity, singers could have charted if they were able to sell more records, had the cd's been sold for 70's pesos, record companies could have boast they sold 30 million copies, hyping up their singer more.
@rog0322 (2828)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
21 Jun 12
Hi:
I have stopped buying cassettes and cd a long time ago. When I learned how to download music from the net for free except for the connection payment, I said goodbye to buying music altogether. I have a full collection of digital music in my HDD, micro SD card and any electronic storage media I can get my hands on, only spending for the hardware and not for the music I stored.
I can enjoy any music I want without paying for it, if the government gets the bulk of my money for these kind of things, then they get nothing from me.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 Jun 12
Basically what you really paid for the most is not the songs, its the freaking tax, if I really want to support the artist and want that band/singer succeed, I will buy it in itunes instead. much more cheaper to buy a single over whole album and helps the singer to chart.
@cttolledo (5459)
• Legaspi, Philippines
21 Jun 12
Yes, not only CD's but also most of the commodities that we usually buy in the supermarket, stores, etc... are being taxed by the government.. because that is the bread and butter of our government.. " Taxes ".
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 Jun 12
The price of the tax isnot reasonable though, They just make the piracy industry more richer.
