I can't allow it, no I'm afraid I just can't stand by and do nothing while some anonymous person sits in his bedroom and plays guitar like this. It's a shocking indictment of society, if a guy like this isn't performing to sellout stadiums, rather than a handycam in his bedsit. You know what I'm talking about. He's not anorexic, so he can't sell records. Yes, we know the mentality of the recording industry, less about talent and all about appearances. Remember the Screaming Trees. They were a great band, some fabulous songs. They never ever signed to a major, even when Grunge was at it's zenith, because there were 2 "big" guys in the band.
So forgive me if I'm less than sympathetic to the current plight of the recording industry. They had their day, they made a lot of money, and they treated us like dirt. Well, now the boot's on the other foot, they've had the control taken away from them, their dictatorial rants are falling on deaf ears. Me, I'd be quite happy to place my cash straight into the hands of the artist. That doesn't please the record comapanies though. They want to be needed, they need to be wanted.
Well, they have no-one to blame but themselves. Taking your best customers to court, isn't the best way to future-proof your business. I know, because I've actually done a research project on this, and the hard facts state that people who "illegally" download music are by far the biggest consumers anyway. Conclusively therefore, illegal downloading was never the problem it was made out to be. The failure of the recording industry to accept change and their inability to drastically change their business model, these are the roots from which the crisis in the music industry has grown.
