My god, it's like Phillip-Morris. That's frightening. Awesome research, man.

Of course the problem with this is that 1) it's a bit silly, and 2) so many people do it that it'd create an impossible influx of prison manufacturing. (which would likely bankrupt everyone). So eh.

i go to as many shows as humanly possible - i feel that's the best way to get money into the pockets of the bands I like...
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This works. Of course not everyone can make it to those shows.

123. It's not my fault that someone made it so that I can download albums off the internet without having to pay for them.

LOL. that's a lot like saying "OMG! It's not my fault someone loaded the gun I shot him with!"

^no its not.
the convienience is there, why not use it while you can..
its not that damaging to the industry.
theres plenty of merchandise & shows & shizz out there.
& people always have band loyalty; if you like a band enough then youre gonna support them.
meh, the whole downloading "problem" is so spun out of proportion.

Yes... But there are also plenty of people who don't even know the names of the bands whose music they're listening to.

i download the music and give the band credit for making it. I dont think the band has a problem with it, they get paid more in concert money anyway, their getting more people to listen to their music so that means more fans.

I use Napsterlinks a lot too. They've got a great selection and you can actually listen to entire songs.

This is true. Popularity is attained by more people listening to music :P