I was frequent BT user on EasyTree, and before that on SharingTheGroove.org (Bad Dude?). Both sites provided excellent source for old and new recordings of live and radio concerts that were not commerically available (Dangerous Stuff?).
The "Industry Protectors" should recognize that frequent sharing of music directly encourages purchases of the commerical releases of an artist! I have made many purchases, based upon hearing an artist's concert downloaded from these sites. Where else can a non-European person hear a European radio concert broadcast of a new (or older, but unknown) talent?
I cannot imagine any good that will come to the recording industry by this action. Besides being bad PR, this action could encourage users of these sites to look elsewhere, likely to illegal sharing of copywrited material.
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I was frequent BT user on EasyTree, and before that on SharingTheGroove.org (Bad Dude?). Both sites provided excellent source for old and new recordings of live and radio concerts that were not commerically available (Dangerous Stuff?).
The "Industry Protectors" should recognize that frequent sharing of music directly encourages purchases of the commerical releases of an artist! I have made many purchases, based upon hearing an artist's concert downloaded from these sites. Where else can a non-European person hear a European radio concert broadcast of a new (or older, but unknown) talent?
I cannot imagine any good that will come to the recording industry by this action. Besides being bad PR, this action could encourage users of these sites to look elsewhere, likely to illegal sharing of copywrited material.