^ I have cash AND love my mp3 player. Anything I buy, leech off friends or find on the net goes straight into the mp3 player *as long as its good. Sets, tracks, the whole lot.
*if its not good it doesn't get to my mp3 player or listened to even if its there on my hard drive. And if its good and I like it, I play it all the time and make sure I support the artists, especially if it's something I haven't bought already... The more obscure and unknown, the more I try to find it and buy it or get in contact with the artist. Maybe its just me but if someone is doing good shit out there, regardless of their brand/name and position in the scene/industry, they deserve to be supported.
*not good tracks include dozens of g*** w****n's tracks that are sitting on my hard drive (along with a heap of others) that I haven't paid a single cent for cus I wouldn't wipe my arse with them. Basicaly a preview of whether to waste the cash or not :) Altho I have bought quite a few records that were good based on what I've heard off the net. So there you go... And I'm actively looking and waiting for a few voidloss tracks to come out so I can pay, mix them guilt free and support (I've messaged you about it too mate :) )
Massplanck - He won't be buying shit as long as he can get away with not paying for it unless hes a cool and awesome dood.
RE: topic - It's a whole lot of publicity and a whole lot of piracy. Double edged sword and its VERY sharp too.