Quote Originally Posted by Francisco Scaramanga
Thing is, alot of it would be common sense to business types - cut overhead and costs, stay close to the source of business, concentrate on the main breadwinner. Still, it helps to hear these things sometimes, especially as musicians very very notoriously are bad at business and usually die penniless - even the very very famous ones - am I the only person here who realises this?
I realised a while back that it's something you can't stop, plus you got to be shrewd and realistic at the same time - in reality the people who are really into it will buy the records, it's always better to have a record than an mp3.. I think illegal mp3 downloads probably have more of an affect on Album sales rather than 12"s, so hasn't really affected me.. ok, it's theft, but what you going to do?
but yeah, I think we are going round in circles here, some people making music who are feeling the pinch are shouting "Theft", some people who DL music for free are pulling up issues about sample clearance...

Conclusion: it ain't going to go away, so you have to work around it....