I think slash was going to do a solo album with a lot of different singers wasn't he? So its prob only a track or two.

That depends where you live i think, i've read what you say is true in places like Canada...but i'm not sure its so lax everywhere else.

If you download the material you have made an unauthorised copy on your machine. That's an infringment.

See here: http://www.riaa.com/physicalpiracy.php? … ne_the_law

Its only ok to download material if it was uploaded for download by someone authorised to do so.

Yeah...i mean a lot of people were happy to see the corporate giants take a hit in the industry....but I think it also creates issues for smaller time artisits.

Illegal downloading has become so widespread now that people consider it normal - i had to explain to my drummer that downloading songs from limewire isn't legal...she was just like "Ahh it must be or they'd stop me".

I don't mind people trading in bootlegs and leaks and stuff that isn't comercially around...but when people download albums it damages the chances of more albums being made.

Take my band. We're just a small time independent outfit with no record company backing etc. We want to record an album is going to cost us hundreds if not thousands of bucks. Our option then is to sell the music on itunes/websites and pray we see anything back, but if everyone downloads it for free then we just pain and simple won't. Mind you - we're not even making the music to get rich - its more about the fun and the art and just 'getting it out there' but even at that level - the piracy would prevent it happening eventually...as making the albums cost us...and who has the funds? If we have to take a thousand dollar loss per album or more - then theres only so many albums that will exist  before we just cant afford to make a new one.

I'm just saying...its not necessarily a good thing.

Awesome...coke owns Dr Pepper anyway

It was friendly how he mentioned bucket too.