Neither do I, Bill. But unfortunately, chances are that if you want your music to go beyond the confines of the club you're playing in, you HAVE to 'sign something' giving away your rights.

Recent developments in copyright laws have basically stripped the artist of any input or rights to his work once recorded - it's now a 'work for hire', owned by the label and not the musician. There have been many wonderful threads started by a few of our resident copyright watchers around... and I agree with their point that the record label's take on all this has become obscene.

Once again - this doesn't make the Napster issue any more right or wrong. But it DOES point out the need for an alternative. This, Napster was. A BAD alternative possibly, but an alternative nevertheless.

M