now that i've heard B&T it's highly unlikely i'll bother to import it even if i'm promised a sterling blowjob from whichever FedEx employee delivers it.

Hear hear! Thank you simon...

I'm sorry but even if the Orb release an album there's no moral onus on us to buy it without having a listen to it first. If you yourself want to spend $37 even though you could have heard the album first on peer to peer and made a far more informed decision on what you'd rather spend your money on, that's been your decision: don't assume everyone else is going to take that same tack on historical ceremony.

Again, well said! Just because copyright holders wish us to perform things a certain way just because its in THEIR interest and because its the status quo doesn't mean we should follow like sheep. Stand up for your rights as a consumer! I just dont buy that the status quo is worthwhile preserving simply because it is the status quo. This way is just a better way of doing business! This way you, the consumer, get to know what you're buying prior to purchasing, you get exposed to things you never would otherwise which probably INCREASES the possibility of you buying them (as well as being more informed about what you otherwise WOULD buy). It may make people squirm because a few idiots will download things they would otherwise buy and never end up making the purchases, but in my personal experience, the advent of p2p software has actually made me a better customer. I am more well informed and I am able to make judgements based on an informed decision. I have an enormous list of things which I plan to purchase which I found out about via p2p software and otherwise would be ignorant of. Granted in the meantime I am already able to listen to them, but that doesnt lessen my desire to be a legit customer once _I_ judge that my fiscal situation has attenuated enough to be able to afford them. It angers me that record labels expect me to do with a cd what any other company would readily allow with their product: for the consumer to have enough information to make an informed decision. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail