[The_Rorschach]

"Same deal with musicians. They put the hard work in. where the fuck do you get off with these sanctimonious rants about how bands are all greedy and in it for the money? These bands have families to feed, too."

The way I see it, and I admit I might very well be wrong, sharing a song with someone across Kazaa is no worse than loaning a Cee Dee to a friend. When I was in High School we used to make tape, actual tape, compilations of bands like Honey Bear and Discount and Cheater and other bands that we could not purchase anywhere else. We'd trade and pass them around, and use them to make second gen compilations that really sucked to listen to.

Most of the songs I've downloaded on Kazaa I found with random searches trying to find something new and interesting. It's how I found Dark Tranquility and Meredith Sex Garden. Its an excellent way for bands not of the traditional circuit to gain followers, even if it does drain slightly on the bands that do make it. Pardon me if I don't cry for Celion Dion and Britney Spears. What we're seeing is the Digital Prohibition, and I'm afraid I'm standing beside Capone on this one.