At least with companies such as iTunes where songs can be purchased, (or Spotify where examples can be heard), money is going to those companies and artists concerned. If it is isn’t then it’s not the consumer who is at fault there.

You can’t have it both ways – to say file sharing is wrong yet have video channels online to show off music for free.

Somehow I don’t think the record companies will ever outlaw YT and other companies – the loss of money for the personal artist isn’t enough to tip the balance of the money lost from showing promos, free visual and music combined content on the internet for free.

I must have bought nearly all Floyd-Roger-Dave’s albums in the past and rightly so, I still own a lot.

But I have in the past done copies for in the car/MP3 etc.

I think the way forward here is to cut out the bigger corporate producers and favour the DIY. It’s not like all my idols don’t have studios of their own to use this to cut out the wage for the producers.

I love Pink Floyd and the members but without file sharing I would be without a few of my favoured albums due to damage of my original CD needing to replace it.

Another way forward is for the big companies to open a commercial based file sharing site of their own. Full of adverts or one off payment to remove. Like a lot of other sites today use to cover revenue.

Would it be such a problem to see new talent sponsored rather than signed by a label??? I know if I was to be able to obtain music with a big advert on it then it wouldn’t bother me.

I personally heared of On an island from an advert on one of the Pink Floyd fan sites so if that advert worked why can’t others?

When I buy CDs and LPs (be it new and/or used), I like to read the liner notes, lyric sheets and artwork. Pink Floyd, Rush and Genesis (even Beatles and The Who) albums sans artwork, forget it. Also the music scene has gone to sh*t. Thank the anti-Christs of music (Simon Cowell/Britney/Beyonce/Eminem/TRL – MTV from 1998 on) for killing music!

Also, the world economy has gone straight to Hell in a hand basket.

Most of groups coming out now I like are all from Australia (which spawned AC/DC) which are Wolfmother, Airbourne and Obzcure. Those three bands have assured me that rock with real singing, guitar solos and musicianship is not dead yet.

I got into Pink Floyd thanks to my mom (may she rest in peace) and own all albums legitimately as well as David Gilmour and Rick Wright’s solo works. On an Island I waited anxiously way before it came out. I’ve owned Floyd’s catalog on either cassette or vinyl or CD or whatever. I have the Oh By the Way set (mini-LP CDs) then two Hybrid SACDs of DSotM, the 2000 remasters of WYWH, Animals and The Wall (sound better than UK EMI), the 2009 Capitol re-release of AMLoR and UK issues of DSoThunder (discontinued in the US), TDB, PULSE and ITAOT. Plus the remasters of DG’s CDs and all OAI related things. I saw PF in 1994 in Foxboro, MA (still best show) but missed DG’s OAI tour due to finances.

I too am a huge hardcore Pink Floyd, Genesis and Rush fan. I have all of the Pink Floyd (plus David and Rick’s solo albums) all LEGITIMATELY on CD, vinyl and/or cassette (some albums I have multiple copies). Same for Genesis (plus Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks’ solo albums) and Rush. I also have bootleg shows from those bands and have seen all of above in concert (Pink Floyd in May, 1994 in Foxboro, MA; Genesis in September, 2007 in Boston and Rush 5 times (May, 1994 Providence, RI; June, 1997 then July, 2002 and August, 2004 in Mansfield, MA then West Palm Beach in June 2007). Plus I record their radio specials.

For the record, I bought both the Best Buy and CD/DVD combos of On an Island and two copies of the 3-CD/2-DVD Live in Gdansk (one my dad bought me from best Buy and I found a UK import new for $20 whilst on a trip back home to Boston this past July). Only the recession held me from seeing DG in concert.

On one hand, file sharing is good to get word spread on a new band and if people like will most likely buy the LP/CD, either that or to get bootlegs and not spend cash. I just bought the new KISS album on CD and got 3 discs for $12 (the new CD Sonic Boom plus a CD of re-recorded KISS tunes and a DVD).

On the other hand, some souls want to save an honest buck and download. The labels now care about Britney, Beyonce and Kanye more than real art.

The genie is already out of the bottle and many have already downloaded a lifetime + worth of music… Most people would never be exposed to the wealth of music out there if they had to buy it all… What’s next??? An attempt at banning libraries??? Good luck…

Dream on…