actually god knows how artists make money, it has to be cd sales because i remember reading about it and touring expecnces for most artists outweighs the profit they make i think there were only a select few bands that actually make a significant ammount of mony when they tour. i know ac/dc and the rolling stones do. and led zepplin could afford to just throw money away. but apart from that most bands barely make anything off touring.

I will download if its a big band. Like, the knid that arent going to miss my twenty bucks, ya know?

But smaller, like Dresden Dolls, DeVotchKa, Myriads etc. The ones that dont have a huge fanbase, and their CDs rarely hit stores(of course, Dresden Dolls are growing fast!). I will buy if I can find.

That is true.

Especialy in the case of bands like Phish and The Greatful Dead.

illegal downloading is killing the music industry. im so anti-it i dont even own the software myself. not only that, the fools who upload the files are ruthless rogues who think nothing of spraying viruses across the cyber spectrum. on the flipside i think legal downloading is both sensible, evolutionary and beneficial to the industry.

Dr. Dre says that when you downlaod illegaly you are taking the food out of his kids mouths.

I mean, im pretty sure the guy has a hard time supporting his kids, especialy with his income.

Artists make very little money off CDs....!
If anything we are taking money away from the record labels themselves, not the artists.

Well those bastards deserve it.

artist do get royalties from record sales, they are the main measurement of success nowadays.

Sure, they get royalties, but that is not how they make their millions. They make the overwhelming majority of their money off concert ticket sales, and merchandice.

^lalalalal actually if u use a certified membership but client with virus scaaning u wont get any