The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #46601   Message #691807
Posted By: Big Mick
17-Apr-02 - 01:07 AM
Thread Name: Napster. folk tradition or theft?
Subject: RE: Napster. folk tradition or theft?
I respect your opinion, Robin. Does that include Folk Legacy? You see, I could care less about the Sony's and BMG's of the world. Other than a philosophical reason for the stealing of music, I believe they hurt many artists. $15.00 to $18.00 for a CD that costs them less than $5.00 to produce and market certainly lends fuel to the fire. But labels that promote folk and a lot of blues are usually labels like Folk Legacy. For them, $15.00 barely keeps the lights on. That is the trouble with discussions like these, and opinions that make broad statements. They fail to make these distinguishments.

All the best,

Mick