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[bethellison AT netscape.net (Beth)]

Paul Jones <pjones AT metalab.unc.edu> wrote:

>come on by monday. the numbers say that records sales don't support many 
>bands. fewer that 5% see any $$$ at all. those see mostly a small advance.

All the more reason to 'buy' music rather than get it for free. Better to buy 
a CD and hope the band gets a few cents rather than get it for free and know 
that they will get nothing at all. 

And go to their shows. And tell friends about them. Promote/support bands 
however seems fit to you. I have friends who, honestly, get songs online just 
to out the album or band and then go buy it if they like it. Kudos to that. 

I realize the recording industry is lecherous on a, oh, fairly regular basis. 
But I still think it's far better to buy a CD or go to a band's website and 
download stuff that they willingly have available for free or at a cost that 
they determine than it is to go to a site that offers "everything" regardless 
of the will of the artists involved.

Again, I'm not judging anyone else for their MP3-downloading habits--this is 
just me.

Beth


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