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[billy]

Another issue,and the primary one: Record companies are afraid they will become obsolete because artist can go directly to the public with sales and cut the record companies out of the loop. These copyright laws are about making sure that doesn't happen, by making sure "sharing" doesn't happen. It has nothing to do with copyright.

for me the above is a perfect way to explain why it's happening.

if i wrote a book of poems that were good enough i'd create a website. set up n internet shop get the book listed with an isb number and post it on piratebay with a link to my site. the shop would sell mugs tshirts and other saleable products as well as having a donation button for the disc download, they could give a little as they felt. (i'd also stick the book on amazon etc.

i'd do this because publishing is a hard route to go down. much more likely to taken on by a publisher with a couple of books under your belt. jmo