Comment What about those of us who are sharing LEGALLY? (Score 1) 590
There is a forgotten group in all of this ... people who (like myself) share our OWN MUSICAL WORKS via the Napster system.
We create music, we control the copyright, and we use Napster as a suppliment to our web site - a way to get our music into the ears of people who might be interested. Our web site is fine, and we get constant downloads - but Napster gives us more exposure.
See - for bands like us, the important thing isn't to own 5 cars and a Malibu home. What counts is getting people to hear our music. As an added bonus, offering our music for free has probably led to more CD sales than an indie band with a very local stature would get otherwise.
So what about us? Did the legal community take us into account? Does the RIAA care about people making music, or just record sales? Our copyrighted music is shared on Napster, and we want it to continue ...
We create music, we control the copyright, and we use Napster as a suppliment to our web site - a way to get our music into the ears of people who might be interested. Our web site is fine, and we get constant downloads - but Napster gives us more exposure.
See - for bands like us, the important thing isn't to own 5 cars and a Malibu home. What counts is getting people to hear our music. As an added bonus, offering our music for free has probably led to more CD sales than an indie band with a very local stature would get otherwise.
So what about us? Did the legal community take us into account? Does the RIAA care about people making music, or just record sales? Our copyrighted music is shared on Napster, and we want it to continue
