Not sure if anyone else has commented on "I think it would be a good idea for you to pay for music. After all, if no one pays for music, there's no money to pay artists at all, regardless of the fairness of the contracts and the distribution mechanisms." But paying $$ to see the said artists at gigs can sure make up the lost $$ from CD sales (that the said artists get stuff all % of). When I was in bands, we always accepted on GIVING AWAY our music on tape/cd so ppl turned up to gigs and paid $$ which we got 100% or vast majority of.. SCREW THE RIAA and all the other f*cking business shirts who want $$ for 'nothing' ,,|,