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In regards to real artistic stuff verses commercial, (which is what I care about more) there is WAY more stuff bootleged or out of print, than EASILY available. Commercial stuff and copyright laws protect the big guys only, and the little guy from getting ripped off by J LO. My favorite rock/metal band is pretty obscure and bootleg stuff is hard to find, but still more famous than some flamenco artists. On their website, the lead singer posted a photo of his royalty check from the record company, something like $2.50 for a period of several months I guess? Making money on records is for talantless record companies. Musicians make money playing music, concerts. Royalties roll in for people who are famous, regardless if they are musician or not. Flamenco is not money making music, unless you are Ottmar. Paco's biggest seller is Friday Night in San Fran, only a few million copies since the beginning, and the split it 3 ways.
I have no problem with pirating flamenco. Stuff goes out of print faster than anyother music I like. Totally not fair to the artists. How long did it take for the Zambo reprint? Screw the record companies. Go to concerts when they are available. That is how to support musical artists.
But on the other hand I don't like when folks complain about the cost of a cd or video of flamenco, or instructional vid. I mean, what do you expect?
I think for artists with a smaller audience, pirating helps get their music heard. People will share it and get to know an artist and then follow their careers. This will help the artist gain recognition and sell more tickets, CDs etc. I'm sure this is why many artists have songs out on myspace.com now. THere is lots of sharing but I doubt the big labels like that. I found a really cool artist on myspace and ordered the cd because the artist has a profile where you can hear some songs off the cd. It is modern ambient oud music.. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=17370327 Miguel, you need a myspace..
The bootleg stuff is the best. That is mainly what I look for on file sharing programs.
On a side note about pirating. Beware. The last time I used a file sharing program, I got a nasty virus. Although the file was an executable, not music. People will make copies of otherwise benign looking files, corrupt them and then share them. The file even passed a virus scan before I opened it.
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