The fans are fed up with it, the artists are fed up with it; seems the only ones still beating the drum are the lawyers, the cartels, and the politicans. I think we know the reason for all of them being for it. It comes down to assistance for their livelyhoods.

I would have no reservations to sending the band the money had I liked their sytle of music. They would then at least get payment, in proportion to their labors. Other than when I watched the movie, I have not attentively paid attention to their music. Such attitudes of the music (which is theirs) deserves monitary recognition from fans to them. I will say that I have not bought, played, nor downloaded any of their music.

I do have something against the cartels. As long as they continue in this vein of sue em all and the terroristic campaign bend they are on, I for one will not support them. (same goes for the movies) Those artists hooked in with the cartels in this aspect will also suffer as no money leaves my hands towards their products. (notice I didn’t say art) I know that I am not the only one with this feeling of resentment in the high handed way they have treated their past customers. When one of the victims finally gets through the pain of financial terrorism, you think they will be willing to forget about it and continue to pay for this sort of entertainment? How about their friends? Multiply this attitude across the world and you easily see a grassroots swelling is coming. It is but a matter of time. The cartels have yet to learn again what they are not willing to remember. It is the customer that is king. Whenever a customer leaves, feeling dissatisfied with the purchase, do they think of that again before the next one? Sure they do, why else would the p2p have sprawned and done so well. Those people can get the one song out of the album that is any good and forget the trash. They do that because they have all been ripped off far too many times in the past. Hollydud is no exception in this aspect either.

My compliments on an interview well done. Not because the band had to say what it did or what you reported. Simply you brought a fresh perspective of a band (little known to me) and made them live as people and not as some stage characters or rock stars. I would be far more willing to go to one of their concerts because of this article than I would have before reading it.