I am an average guy, I work all week, I drink about a pint of beer a week(if that), I don't do drugs & yes I smoke.
I have a wife and a daughter as well as a mortgage, We have pets.
We don't live a lavish lifestyle at times it's damned hard.
Why should I be expected to pay £40 - £50 for a game, £15-£20 for a film or £10 - £15 for an album.
I am equal to all the people that work in the entertainment industry(or so we are told)
The majority of the problems are down to the greedy suits at the MPAA, RIAA, etc that say they represent the artists, How much monies does an artist actualy recieve from the sale of an album? 1% if they are lucky.
Most of their money comes from merchandise and concerts, so it doesnt make a lot of difference if you download music or buy it, If you like an artist you will be more inclined to go see them in concert.
It has been proved that downloading of music leads to greater sales overall, If you don't know an artist or there music how many of you are willing to spend £10 on an album that you might not like?
Downloading is like "try before you buy" a lot of artists sales have been boosted by people downloading their music that had never heard of them, liking what they hear, then buying the said artists albums.
It is not the downloading they are sueing for it's the uploading/seeding once you have downloaded.
If the industry embraced new technology instead of fighting it happy medium would be had by all (remember the horror of the twin cassette player that could record all your tapes you had bought & the double VHS recorder!)
So to answer the question YES I AM!!!
