Re:Artists (Score 1)

Somebody should riddle me this; The labels take almost all the money from record sales, and the only real way that bands end up making actual cash is by doing shows and selling merchandise, right? Well, the RIAA says that stealing music is bad for the artists, but as far as I can tell the artist isn't losing a penny(or at least a very small portion of their income) when you download an album instead of buying it in a store. Furthermore, does it make someone less likely to enjoy the band, and thus spend money of t-shirts and concerts which actually make the artist most of his money? Not saying that it's particularly right, but the RIAA isn't fooling many people with their whole 'save the starving artists' angle.