[VaFarmer]

I don’t want to disagree with your general point, but why would you say that there aren’t a plethora of “amateur bands” out there? That’s exactly what the situation is. With full access to the CD replication business and no overlords to support or cater to, there are thousands of independent artists making good money in the music business. Go to CDbaby.com or diskmakers to get a feel for how big, and how lucrative this business is.

The decline of the music industry is at the Titan-end of the food chain, not for little-guy performers who are prospering and reveling in their access to nationwide audiences.

[RinaseaofDs]

I didn’t know that.

Great post. Go to hear you can have a band, copyright your music to protect it, and then promote your music on the net.

The bigger music distributors would simply take other people’s songs, give it to a band to record, and reap the profits knowing the smaller artist didn’t have the resources to sue.

[liberty or death]

Its off subject but what we do is in the sport fishing industry and at the national level it has been controlled by a few “Giants” In order to participate on the national(Walmart etc...)level you basically have to bribe your way in. With the Internet we bypassed everybody and make a great living selling direct to stores and through e-commerce. I love the net!