i still haven't found a convincin arguement to why artists should NOT take issue w/napster {i believe i'd queried as much in 'the lesson' before}...i was watchin BET tonight w/tavis smiley & he had ppl in the recordin industry statin their points...& i know about "spreadin the love/art"...but at the end of the day...nobody wants to be sammy davis jr

when one decides to become "commericalized" it is to garner profit no???...otherwise they could stay underground...tourin obscure clubs incessantly...hey...one may argue why even get out of the basement or garage...now i COULD be wrong...but aren't there ppl besides the recordin artists & the record companies who serve to get compensated off the record sales as well???...there is a trickle down theory that exists too right???...like:

i record an album
i use a songwriter/producer/engineers/session musicans/back-up singers
the album is released
the album doesn't generate as many record sales as believed

{this is where i go "out" a lil bit}

dependin on the established rep of the producers/songwriters & the like...how likely is it for them to get "put on" in the future???...now these ppl DON'T make as much as the recordin company str8 out the gate right???...how likely is it to tour {larger venues at that} if the record sales aren't hittin???

i'm just askin...because if an artist doesn't have issue w/their music bein dl'd then they should be able to...those who don't...should not...one person on BET said on the flipside someone could record a cd then pass it off to their friend...we have to get into what "unauthorized duplication" is...as for now "i don't want u to" is unauthorization enuff

i see aaron's point...but it's moot in the whole scheme of things...everyone has rights...it's almost like sayin a prostitute deserves to get raped...or because they are a prostitute they shouldn't expect any furor...but the prostitute is just as much "citizen" as the mayor



u read what i said & u STILL want more??!!??

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