“5. A frightened consumer is not a happy consumer.
I shouldn’t have to say this, but here goes: suing people is like going to war. If you’re going to go to war with tens of thousands of your customers every year, don’t be surprised if they start treating you like the enemy.”

Shame on all of you.

Thanks to Pastepunk for the heads up on this great article from artist/designer Robert Sheridan’s Demonbaby blog. Wow, what a passionate and incisive read this is. It is a bit long-winded but well put and thought out. I always wanted to do a similar post but it usually turned into a big mess of me contradicting myself over and over and never seemingly making any coherent point. But, this encompasses about every feeling I have ever had on the subjects of the record industry and downloading. And I simply love this line:

For the major labels, it’s over. It’s fucking over. You’re going to burn to the fucking ground, and we’re all going to dance around the fire. And it’s your own fault.

Amen brother!

Downloading knocked CDs down hard…vinyl’s steady resurgence might be the final blow.

I am curious how people get their music here. I download a good bit but still purchase vinyl when available and CDs when I have to. The vinyl purchase w/digital download should be the wave of the future in my opinion.

Oh, and am I the only one that still does not have an iPod? Probably so.