i’m shocked about piracy

Borealis wrote: I believe real musician prefer to be known than to be rich.

sums it up perfectly.

here's an interesting statistic:

When you buy a Major Label CD for £17.99...

- about £1 goes to the band.
- about £5 goes to HMV/Virgin etc.
- about £1 goes to the artists for the cover art
- £10.99 goes to the record label, who then use the money to sue people.



...of course, the above is not true with all record labels, but it is true for a vast majority. piracy really doesn't affect the musicians as much as we are led to believe.