Openp2p.com

I found the article on Piracy @ Openp2p.com really very interesting. I can defiantly agree with most of the points the author made.Peer to peer sharing of music files has always been viewed as a problem by large name artists such as Metallica. I once read that Metallica is one of the top five highest paid musical groups in the world. So I wonder what are they complaining about? I know for sure they are not looking out for the little guys who are just now trying to make their way in the business.

When I was in a band we had a few of our songs on the internet so people could hear us. We would check weekly to see how many people would actually download our music files. All we cared about was getting noticed. How could we make any sort of career out of being an obscure band that some local kids would see? We never got very far anyway.When I go on a peer to peer server to download music its just to listen to while I'm on the computer and if I really like what I'm listening to I'll go out and buy the CD. I want a tangible case with art and information from the artist. That is one of the best parts of CD buying, besides being out and away from the computer.

I know so many poets that have amazing work but no one hears it. There are a couple of coffee houses around that have open mics but there are many people who just don’t live near them or can’t get them for other reasons. These works should be published and widely read but not many people buy poetry books. I myself have a couple favorite famous poets. There is no large section in “Borders” of poetry books, maybe a 4 foot section or two, but the internet allows us to read these poets websites of their works. Perhaps if they find their sites are getting enough hits they can publish some books themselves and sell them to the readers.

Peer to peer sharing is just another way of communicating and getting the word across about the art and media that is in our world. We should not have to hide it or be prosecuted for it. The majority of people who share are not malicious trouble makers who are just trying to take money away from artists. We just want to hear some good music, watch a funny video, or read someone elses ideas.

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