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sorry for obfuscating my points. the legality point was simply that whether you're morally for or against piracy, it is currently illegal, and thus no one should be surprised about the closure of OiNK or the suing of file sharers. Again, not saying I support the actions (on a moral level), but the RIAA isn't attacking people unless they're breaking the law.
I think that we will see more and more artists break away from their labels and sell their own music. I don't think the "pay what you want" model will necessarily be the popular option. In any case where an artist wants to sell their own music, I will buy direct. I also hope that artists who are fine with piracy (System of a Down, etc.) will make their music available for download from their own sites, if only so they can keep track of how many people are interested.
I realize piracy won't stop. I mean, you could have paid nothing for In Rainbows on the Radiohead site, yet people STILL pirated it off torrents.
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