snarlydwarf;199413 Wrote: > ... Where on earth did you get that idea? > > The independents for the most part are doing better than ever. They > have managed to use the Internet to build listeners, giving them > artists on Myspace and linking them all together so people can > "explore" and find more music. > > Most of them -hate- DRM: since the Indies don't play the payola games > that the Big4 play to get songs on the radio, someone sharing a file is > the best way they have to get people to hear their bands. > > Yes, they know that some people are not paying for their music: but > they also know that many more others will discover it and purchase it, > making for a net gain. > > See > http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=13739&Page=1&pagePos=2 > and many many more.
Thanks snarlydwarf - I've gotta run so don't have time to rant further! -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router http://www.last.fm/user/nicketynick/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nicketynick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1511 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34928 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
