That's because you are 16, or pretending to be 16, and you have no clue what it is like to sacrifice and save to put out a CD. You don't understand that some artists, like myself and Jed Marum, actually have to mortgage our homes or retirement funds to get these CD's made. That's because you don't realize the value of businesses like Folk Legacy or Camsco in the preservation of Folk and Blues. They do it because they love the music and are committed to its perpetuation, and success for them is merely surviving and paying the bills. The nameless "they" that everyone doesn't exist the way that folks imply. Most music recorded today is done for the love of it, but one has to have the way to recover the cost, and pay bills, or they can't continue. We have families to support. The folks that act like it is OK to steal the fruits of my labor are self centered prats with no concept or concern for the future of that which they misappropriate.

I repeat. If we can, and we will, find a way to see to it that the artist is protected, then this technology is a boon. But those who think they have a right to steal are short sighted.

Mick