Spanish Judge Rules Personal File Sharing Legal

[Lemur]

Even if the recording industry is constantly screwing artists, and i'm not arguing that they're not, does that justify IP theft?

As I said in an earlier post, I am conflicted, and this is why. Corruption does not justify theft. But something really has to be done about the corruption, especially when theft is so widespread.

Band's "advances" are considered to be just that, advances on expenses. And there are some very well-paid people in record companies who do all sorts of funny math to make sure they never have to pay royalties. Like I said, it may be the only industry that can be easily called more corrupt than the boxing industry.

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Hey, if you're interested in a more current take on the industry, TheReg has a good interview with the guy who originally managed Pink Floyd (and now Billy Bragg). He's got a more up-to-date perspective on just how messed up the industry is ...