I completely agree with the idea of buying the cd directly from the artist. I know a guy who has never bought a CD in his life but chooses to send money and a thank you letter to those bands that he likes. Just because I can download or watch/listen to stuff on the net for free doesn't mean that I've stopped purchasing digital products such as DVDs and CDs in fact it has lead to me purchasing stuff that I would have never considered because the internet provides you with that try before you buy option. Here in the UK you have to have TV license by law to watch TV. I don't own a television set and am opposed to paying a license fee for a range of channels that are predominantly crap 24/7. Thankfully the internet provides me with an alternative. I normally watch new TV series over the net just as they are released and later this often leads to the purchase of the box set if I am fond of them. I fully support the idea of free P2P file sharing for non commercial purposes.
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I completely agree with the idea of buying the cd directly from the artist. I know a guy who has never bought a CD in his life but chooses to send money and a thank you letter to those bands that he likes. Just because I can download or watch/listen to stuff on the net for free doesn't mean that I've stopped purchasing digital products such as DVDs and CDs in fact it has lead to me purchasing stuff that I would have never considered because the internet provides you with that try before you buy option. Here in the UK you have to have TV license by law to watch TV. I don't own a television set and am opposed to paying a license fee for a range of channels that are predominantly crap 24/7. Thankfully the internet provides me with an alternative. I normally watch new TV series over the net just as they are released and later this often leads to the purchase of the box set if I am fond of them. I fully support the idea of free P2P file sharing for non commercial purposes.