Hi Diki

Yes, I agree. It's just one of those things.

Take for example the Roland G70 or E80 styles. As soon as they were converted and put online Roland made everyone take them off their site using legal threats.

But, enough of them got out so that a bunch of players could try them out and liked them. The result? Many players ended up buying a G70 or E80. More than if those styles had not gotten out.

Same with mp3's supposing I get one for a tune with this new singer and I either don't remember clearly how it went or maybe it's something I never heard. So, say I download an mp3. Maybe I like it so much I'll go out and buy this guy's CD's. OR even more importantly, we perform the song, a lot of people like it and they go out and buy the CD.

This is really where I'm coming from. Sure, if I had a CD out I'd like to get the royalties as much as anyone else, but then there is the modern reality of the internet and other sources.

My previous statements would probably have been better understood if we were talking in person. But, I stand by what I had to say.



[This message has been edited by Scott Langholff (edited 07-31-2007).]