[Berserker]

Partially agreed, I've played in a band for 7 years and released a fulllenght cd, some tracks for compilations and a demo. I know the deal, but it's a fact nowdays that musicians make money from touring. The benefits from cd's/mp3's are very low and that isn't because most people don't pay for them it's because too many people need a piece of the cake. The music industry killed itself from ripping people like you and me off for so many years with their insanely artificial high prices, they made multi-miljonairs of themselves and their families and now we all need to feel sorry for them cause technology has catched up with them? Do you think it will directly benefit the "hard" working artist if I started paying for downloads? No mam, it goes foremost directly to all the ceo's and bands would still have to tour their asses off to make a buck. So if I wanted to support a band I would show up at a show and buy some merchandise directly from them. Let the entertainment industry battle the monster they themselves created...