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The greatest compliment a band could be paid is knowing that fans are willing to go to great lengths to hear your work. In the past, that’s included hitchhiking or traveling across county-or even state-borders in order to hear their favorite performers live. But in the age of the Internet, there’s a darker side to this, and yes, it does involve illegal downloading.

While the ethical issues surrounding illegal downloading still offer a lot of territory for debate, two things are doubtless: Firstly, that it’s here to stay. Fans will get free copies of new albums one way or another. Secondly, that it does have an impact on an artist’s bottom line-and this is especially harsh on indie artists, who have smaller audiences and tend to work with independent labels (meaning they have smaller budgets for promotion). Read the rest of this entry »