the facts are:
*everyone copied music before napster, but now people can be more selective
about what they do get to copy, and can hook up with others who have same
tastes as them
*it is only Mp3 and any audiophile knows that mp3 is severely compressed and
totally lacks any sound quality found on original cd recordings and _any_
vinyl recording full stop (but this doesnt make any real difference for
'pop' listeners or minidisc users since these are majorly compressed anyway)
*if the music is comercially accessible and the listener really loves it,
they'll buy the original 95% of the time. After all, materialism is what its
all about :) (metallica dont fall in to this 'really love it' catagory,
hence the reason they stress.. ;)
*"real" artists want their share no doubt, but im sure most genuine artists
are happy to see their music getting more exposure either way -> im thinking
less commercial artists along the lines of what people here listen to.
i think it is a great resource for any music lover for the simple fact that
you _do_ have access to all that music which is locally unavailable or
totally rare and not currently reissued.. the argument for me is that the
majors are shooting themselves in the foot, because for every "napster" they
try to shut down, 10 others will spring up in its midst..
martino
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