AetherX
make plove not warble
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The thing about that is, in the US, the artists themselves don't get the money from their record sales. The recording companies do, so piracy really does a lot less damage to the artists themselves than most people think.
That may be true when they're are signed, but indie artists have a hard time making any money (which is usually okay because they don't really care as much about the money). But even signed artists make most of their income from live shows, since record labels enjoy blaming terrible commissions on piracy. Piracy sucks all around, I've seen several software companies go down the drain because nobody payed for their products. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do to prevent it (SOPA is not the right idea).
Anyway, it looks like I'll be bored out of my mind on Wednesday. Is that sad?