[Virtual Fighter]

Ok, VF I see where ur coming from. But as you said artist barely get any of the money, so when you or I burn the CD's they get even less. The producers and label records make sure they get their money and if there is any left and and only then the artist gets their share. If this keeps going on prices will go up because labels will have to make up for the slack that because people are not buying...but instead bootlegging. If this continues we might lose more and more artists. Although, music is an art. People would like to get paid for their hard work. And although they may be bloody rich at the moment when the money stops coming in....they will soon become poor which is why artist are trying to tell ppl out there that they need to stop bootlegging by the bulk.

Umm.. no, the artists are actually benefitting by this in many ways.

The first was is that people are actually buying their albums more because of this, most people don't want the files, they want the album. Once they've gotten a taste, they go in hook line and sinker.

I've posted the facts of how when Napster was at it's highest point, the record industry was up 11%, and when napster died it was down 3%.

So, this proves illegal downloading actually helps the record industry.

Second, new artists are gaining popularity. The inflex of "the" bands and what seem like undergrounders are now gaining popularity and it seems that ROCK AND ROLL has rissen fromt he asshes of over produced, poopty ass rap rocl.

Third, it's deleting the rich bastard syndrome that's been going arond. Music is being geniuin again: People who care about the MUSIC and not the money.

But, I do agree with one part of VF's arguement. Because of internet downloading it is making the artist wide-spread. Artist shouldn't get mad at this. They should get happy. I mean I never even thought of buying the Gorrilaz CD because I thought they were stupid. Then somone told me to download that song by them...uh Feel Good Inc. and I did. So now I'm planning to buy it. If it wasn't for the internet I probably would of never heard that song. And probably would of still though the band sucked.

YOU THOUGHT GORRILAZ WERE STUPID? YOU GO DIE NOW!

I believe we should be able to download individual songs not whole albums.

I don't believe that.

For example, The mars volta's new album frances the mute is great, but each song individually is really wierd and won't turn on the consumer.

The songs are good if you ut them together, not seperate. If you lsiten to the album you'll get it, but if you just catch on little sound it'll sound liek when you walk into a wierd conversation and don't udnerstand what's going on.

I illegally downloaded the album. I thought it was great and now own the CD and the Vynle.