[ricgough]

There is a school of thought that says Indie labels have been replaced by self-production (not a realistic option in the past) and social media promotion.

It is an interesting debate because there is a criminality issue here and then there is social and technological flux; potentially which renders traditional industry structures redundant.

I'm all for the protection of copyright and intellectual property, but how much of your argument (djfierce) is to do with this specific issue of legality and how much to seeing your own corner of the market shrinking through technically legitimate means - ostensibly a technically "protectionist" argument ?

Challenges from new technology and business structures is a vital component of the free market after all.

(Sorry, playing Devil's advocate a bit with this one but would appreciate your response!)