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Originally Posted by fredr123
Downloading the track and not buying does not necessarily equal stealing. On top of that, not paying for it would be the exact message I would want to send anyway because it hits the artists and the industry in the pocket book. Artists (hopefully) get ****ed off at their labels and demand change in the way the industry is run. Let the market dictate things and the old antiquated record industry model will collapse under its own weight. Artists will always be there. Record labels and managers don't need to be there.
Look at what a number of Canadian artists are starting to do as a great example.
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This is a logical position but it does not reflect reality.
Do you know how difficult it is for artists to "stand up to their label?" For the vast majority of artists, the label they're on is their one chance, their lifeline. Saying "no" to that is like quitting your dream job because you don't like your boss.
Until the stranglehold grip record companies have over music and artists is abolished completely, downloading hurts artists as much as it does the companies. You may be "sticking it to the man" but you're sticking it to the people who make the music you love to. Poison the well at your peril.