"Billy Bragg does it, Show of Hands do it
Billy Bragg and Show of Hands have put a WHOLE ALBUM OF SOMEONE ELSE'S MUSIC on the web to download for free and without that person's permission? Show me."


Billy Bragg and Show of Hands both share their music with everyone. SoH stand on the stage every time they perform and ask people to share their music around if they want, to copy their CDs, to pass it on. They have no problems with it in the slightest. Yes, they give their permission, but they also realise how important it is to get your music 'out there' and that's the BEST way to do it!

Let it fly and don't worry about it because if it's good it will fly back to you in many new ways.

Billy Bragg has no problem with the same thing, so long as there's no profit involved.

Billy Bragg's OK about it


Both acts are successful, both acts have loads of fans who happily pass their music around and bring in loads of others. Apparently I'd have to ask your permission to do that, therefore I wouldn't bother to pass it on.

So tell me, who loses out?

Oh...and how many of you here have copied films from the TV then, on to video? Or recorded something off the radio? Or a friend has given you a 'copy' (shock! horror!) of a CD they have.

Come on, hands up

EXACTLY