At 3:23 AM -0400 2003.04.30, b wrote: >So, my question is, who is being hurt by downloaders? >Mega-millionaires in Metallica, or Bruce Springsteen? Or, independent >artists who are either locked out of mainstream distribution, or >signed to usurious contracts as loss leaders to help the record Cos >avoid taxes on the hits? > >the defense rests. As noted in my earlier post, the top groups are not dropped from the product catalog, only the smaller ones that aren't worth as much. -- Regards, Steve (is tv wake zone?)