This topic has come up too much for me to do another long rant about it. I have a different view than a number of people here I guess (at least those who are vocal). I'm fine with people who download my own music or others and play it out. Would I prefer it the other way? Absolutely. But, I absolutely love the advancements in technology that have been made it possible for me to be able to distribute my own music. and listen to music of others, without having to deal with the same bottom line business oriented channels of the past. For all the nay saying, MP3 and other technological advancements have pushed us forward. If techno is as dying as a number of the people who like to piss on advancements like MP3 say it is, well, MP3 and the net is one of the reasons why the industry hasn't been able to shove us into a shelf of obscurity. We no longer need the ways and channels of the past to keep us alive or accessable. We can do what we do, middle fingers blazing, without any industry suit's help or promotional pushes. Take the positives with the negatives and realise we have a good thing.