I can't believe this cr*p!!!

[motrucker]

KThunder wrote:
music companies do have their value too btw

they have thousands of people working full time listening to music and sifting through. if it werent for them we would have to wade through every tom dick and harrys pitiful song sung out of tune to find anything worthwhile.
do you really want to be a judge on american idol every time you want some new music.

they also provide high quality recording facilities for those top 1% of artists so that when we do get some music from an artist it sounds good.

can this all be done online legally. yes it can. there are a number of reasons the industry didnt want it. first is conrol. if an artist wants to make a living at music (full time and highly skilled) he isnt going to get too far if everyone gives away their music.
the industry is a cenralized (more or less) body with rules and laws for making sure the artists get heard and make money (to expect them to do that for free is absurd)
secong the industry had an enormous manufacturing and dirstobution system in place that they probably didnt want toi just scrap: how many people are employed making cds cases etc.

Good lord! What record Co. do you work for? I am a professional musician, and I couldn't disagree with you more! I have dealt with recording co., and I think they should be lined up against the wall! This isn't a listeners perspective, rather a picker who has been ripped off by the guys with all the "rules".