Filesharing.... illegal downloads etc..

[Sunil]

People need to figure out whether they love/sell music or whether they love/sell vinyl.

Ok, we're losing track here. This isn't really meant to be about digital vs vinyl actually, but somehow we've got there again!
Anyway, I think Soulseek, Limewire etc. is ****in bollocks and predominantly for scrounging cunts who want to screw the artist, who don't consider labels or artists in any way... and many of them people who'll then turn around and say how little good music gets released today... I wonder why?. Ok, filesharing might be here to stay, but that doesn't mean there can't be opposition to it. I wish they were ALL closed down and outlawed.

but not everyone could put out a record 10 years ago. Now everyone with a broadband connection, a few mates and some cracked software can start up a new label featuring new artists and distribute their work through an online record shop. All at very little to no cost.

You think this is really positive?? It's just opening the floodgates to half assed 'labels'. Granted I can understand existing labels moving to become digital only, but as a new label starting out I think going straight into digital format displays a bit of a lack of ambition, either that or they just aren't ready to be a proper record label yet.
Anyway, a record is an actual physical record, not a few mp3s.

And with so much more media and content about consumers are increasingly more reliant on someone to cherry pick the good stuff for them.

Basically translated = People are now lazier bastards than ever.

Good news for labels, djs etc - they are becoming more important because there is more content about now than there has ever been before. And as about a thousand people have complained before - 90% of it is all shite.

Man, you speak so factually and I don't know where you're getting half of this from?? Good news for labels and DJs? Hmmm, I don't follow, I really don't.