Re: [microsound] p2p is not killing the music business

["jan.larsson" <jan.l@xxxxxxxxx>]

p2p is certainly not non-commercial. there are large economical interests making profit from the use of "free" content (at the expense of artists). otherwise p2p would have been stopped a long time ago. we are talking about the large telecom industry selling bandwidth and the computer industry.

there is not much freedom of choice either. what you can find on the p2p networks is mostly only stuff that interest white middle-class youth in the US and maybe europe. the ones that get their bandwidth usage paid by mom and dad. I tried finding even the most interesting artists from a selection of countries around the world and they are just not available. 

so p2p networks is nothing new, the normal western cultural imperialism we have always seen. and the usual profiteering on artists by large corporates. it is just wrapped up in nice cosy terms like "sharing" to make you feel comfortable.


>p2p gives you freedom of choice and from
>commercials 

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