[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Andyyyy

I'm just a small speck of dust in this matter, but from the perspective of a small indie producer, I am VERY happy to share our music (meaning the music of the various musicians who contributed their time and efforts to compile the CDs we have been releasing), which would otherwise have a much more limited exposure. In our case, we make no money on sales as it's contributed to help support our other online community and the band (Gentle Giant). The exposure and just the interaction with you all is priceless, and I think other indie artists feel the same. Our music can be heard here, without royalties. If you like what you hear, you will support that artist or band. I've done it, and I prefer a more open market that the new media allow us. I don't care to have a fat cat trying to follow what they think is a winning musical formula dictating what will be available to my ears.

Prog on, friends!

You, other indies and artists are all happy, in many cases overjoyed, to have a station like Aural Moon play the music.

What sticks in the back of my throat is that the RIAA runs to the LoC CRB demanding fees and they do NOT represent all of the indies and artists. I know Jim had said he'd remove ANY AND ALL material here that is under the auspices of the RIAA if/when ever their usurious fees go into effect. However, it seems to me they may enforce their demands by collecting play statistics from the stream replication services. That's going to be one hell of a lot of data to mine to see if everyone is paying the pye-dogs what they demand.