Here is more fodder for the cannons... Apparently Oasis and Jamiroquai don't have record label deals anymore. They are planning to release albums in a simialr fashion to Radiohead. The article is interesting, but I liked this the best:
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While CD sales are falling dramatically, download sales have grown from zero in 2003, to 26.5 million in 2005 which then doubled last year to 53.0 million. However, according to the British Phonographic Industry, for every track that is paid for, twenty are downloaded illegally for free.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...diohead108.xml
Imagine that, 20 ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS PER PURCHASE. That means that less than 5% of all the music in consumers hands was paid for.
You wonder why the RIAA is upset.