By snoadmin
I’m a music fan. Music brings a feeling of serenity and peace to my life, whether I’m listening to M.I.A.’s latest album “Kala” or reminiscing with System of a Down’s “Toxicity.” It’s a chance to take my mind away from work and school and just pump my own creative juices.
That is why I decided never to download again.
No, it wasn’t the latest file-sharing lawsuit that ordered a woman to pay $220,000 in damages to the Recording Industry Association of America that led me to this decision. The many other cases that are settled out of court didn’t scare me, either.
My decision to never again download music illegally stems from a mutual sentiment as an artist.
Bands pour so much of their soul into creating a piece of music history. For a person to come and judge their art by saying what songs are worth listening to and then stealing them, it’s just simply not right.
I’ m no Lalo Alcaraz or Aaron McGruder, but if somebody took one of my cartoons without permission, somebody better hold me back.
Remember those little places called record stores? Whatever happened to the days when you’d spend five hours at Tower Records with your friends, just browsing and actually buying full-length albums? Thank the music gods for Amoeba Records.
Radiohead’s latest attempt to take a different approach in the music industry should serve as a template for the future.
By giving their fans the chance to put a price on their new album,”In Rainbows,” they’re setting new rules that can benefit both artists and fans – without the record company’s evil ways.
