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Alternatives to the Entertainment Industry?
Lendrick writes "With all the discussion lately about the increasing proliferation of Digital Rights Denial and the erosion of fair use rights, it occurs to me that if the entertainment manufactured by the big entertainment companies gets to a point where it's no longer worth the trouble, then maybe we should get our entertainment elsewhere. My question is this: Does anyone know of any places (apart from the obvious mp3.com) where music and especially movies by independent artists can be legitimately downloaded?"
Intead of spending hours looking and downloading potentially illegal material why not try going to see some local muisic. There are thousands of musicians playing great, honest music everyday, all kinds of music from classical, jazz, poka, folk hard-core etc...There is local theatre to be seen (better than most films), there is all kinds of arts to found locally and it's live and cheap. You also can rest assured whatmoney you spend to see local arts goes right into the hands of the artists presenting it.
Internet entertainment media content is pretty much controlled by four or five media companies now and if a site isn't it will be shortly. Look what happend to gargaband.com, mp3.com.
If you want to have more choices in your entertainment stop lining the pockets of big media. Get a clue and go see a recital at your local college, go to art gallery or museum, go to your community theatre, go see a local band, go to a bluegrass festival, get off the goddamn computer!!!