I patent currency:
A method whereby users can conduct an exchange of goods using an intermediate form of value in which both sets of goods can be expressed. A ntural extension to the use of this invention will be that goods may be purchased using only currency without the immediate availability of supporting goods.
I'm actually choked about the Napster shutdown because I was using it to get legitimate copies of the music I already have on LP.
But anyway, if in fact Napster users are legit and genuinely seek ways to support unsigned and small artists, the thing to do is use whatever technique you want to discover them, and then buy your music from the artist directly.
Artists only receive a small portion of a CD's retail price because so many others slurp off the money beforehand. But if the artist is the retailer, they get the retail portion too. Buy a T-shirt and a mag, while you're at it, too. The added benefit is that the people most hurt by this will be the music retailers. And the RIAA is much more likely to listen to them than to you.
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I patent currency: A method whereby users can conduct an exchange of goods using an intermediate form of value in which both sets of goods can be expressed. A ntural extension to the use of this invention will be that goods may be purchased using only currency without the immediate availability of supporting goods.
But anyway, if in fact Napster users are legit and genuinely seek ways to support unsigned and small artists, the thing to do is use whatever technique you want to discover them, and then buy your music from the artist directly.
Artists only receive a small portion of a CD's retail price because so many others slurp off the money beforehand. But if the artist is the retailer, they get the retail portion too. Buy a T-shirt and a mag, while you're at it, too. The added benefit is that the people most hurt by this will be the music retailers. And the RIAA is much more likely to listen to them than to you.