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Originally Posted by Dante Hicks
No-one is saying you can't release an album and scream from the rooftops that anyone who listens to it must send a thousand pounds to your goodself. What I object to is using violence (in the form of the state) to enforce your loopy business models.
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That isn't what horn is saying (although I suspect you already know that). If an artist has spent time and money creating CDs to sell to people, is it fair that only 5 people buy their CDs (barely covering the overheads) and then 100 people get it for free? Perhaps; it depends if you are more concerned with spreading music to the masses or making a bit of cash. If these 100 people get your music without your permission,
you have no say in that. So all those musicians who potentially could create earth shattering music - yet can't afford to as they can't afford all the costs of creating music - won't make any.