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Originally posted by moe.ron
Yup, my experience with "managing" (back during my undergrad days) and looking at bands, it's better to freely distribute the music and tour extensively. Of course, this is for the betterment of the band or singer. Record companies would hate it. Look at bands that have long life span, most of them have a free taping policies and encourage their fans to freely distribute their shows.
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Those bands also tend to have a much more loyal fan base. Think Phish and the Grateful Dead. I don't think those policies have really hurt their CD sales either.
Record companies, in my opinion, have seriously f-d up the music scene in general. Especially with pop-music. Personally, I can't stand the stuff.
I don't think anything upsets me more than seeing senators so proudly in the pockets of special interests. I'm not talking about saying I "condemn" it (which is getting to be a little bit of a cliché). Just reading about Hatch and his bill makes me angry as hell. I'd write him and my congressmen letters, but I know I'd just be ignored.