Sorry to disagree with you S'oB.
Many musicians (from many countrys/genres)have been ripped off over many years.
If we just talk about the UK folk scene. Name one artist who earns over 15k a year....?
Downloading for free is just a rip off.
I'm very happy that you have a 28 CD box of Sun Ra recordings....Hurrah!
I've got hundreds of John Peel and Andy Kershaw sessions...So?
Would I release them commercially????? No Bloody Way.
I admit I haven't looked at the sites that have been referred to yet. Maybe I will,but if the name Dave Bulmer or Celtic Music turns up. I will be very angry.
Bootlegging of impecunious artists work (without their agreement) is a despicable act.
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