[j2x]

wow, I don't have nearly enough time to waste on this very important topic. Seriously, I would love to really get into this but I have actual money to make at my job.

In conclusion, theft is inevitable but people will continue to buy things that are worthwhile to them. Please point to an article that spells out conclusively that music sales are down due to illegal digital distribution. I don't believe such a study has been made- but I would be very curious to read it if it has.

Markets change quickly and if you're in the business of selling goods or services then I'm sure you know you need to adapt to the current trends- or you'll suffer. I'm talking pure capitalism here, taking all the legal shit out of the equation, just from a purely supply & demand perspective.

Whether it is legal or not to download will not stop people from downloading. Comcast will throttle and someone else will figure a way around it- or people will just leave Comcast for another more liberal provider. Hackers have been circumventing copyprotection for as long as digital media has existed.

I am simply saying that the traditional monetizing method we're all used to is evolving as alternative revenue sources are developed. Remember hearing Chemda talk about how hard it was to get advertisers to recognize KATG's audience numbers? All these things are very new and are sure to change dramatically- but it is ignorant, I think, to believe that it would be better for the artist (more profit) and the consumer (cheaper) if we relied on bureaucracy and litigation to solve the problem.