I never would've gotten into this band if I never downloaded any of it. They can't be upset about people getting into their stuff, can they? Now that I dig this band (because I downloaded their stuff) I am definitely more prone to buying merch and seeing them live. You can't hate that...can you? I know my band is lame, but I give out everything...I mean we spent hours upon hours handcrafting our demos and we gave those to everyone for free. I just want people to hear our stuff, I don't want people to feel guilt about downloading it, because as long as people are listening, I have no problems. It seems there are some folks in the DIY hardcore scene who still grapple with this problem, and I can't imagine why.
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