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Everything Martian said I already knew.
But there are several problems here:
- without money, how do artists make their albums? who pays for studio time and hosting fees for their now download-only content?
- when everyone is taking the music without paying for it, how do artists afford to tour? yes, they can make a lot of money by the end of the tour, but the start up costs are very high.
Listen, i hate the recording industry as it stands now, but i can't in good conscience take the music from the bands i love and not pay them for it. if i could send them a personal check instead of using the current system i would, but for now, i'm happier with them making $1 off my $15 CD purchase than them making nothing. In other words, i'm not going to screw over the artist in order to stick it to the RIAA
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