My post was not meant as a judgement/comment on piracy. I am on the fence on the whole topic since I think that the music industry is ripping off the majority of artists in the first place.
Dean, what does Audials use as a source. I know you talked/wrote about internet radio. Does it convert audio streams back into music files? I would love to find a way to sample more music before I buy, but I don't particularly like the idea of continually risking infection from downloads.
And at least for me the reality is that my CD purchases have increased from about 1/month to over 10/month as I can now sample whole songs and sometimes whole CDs w/o the worry that I might be buying something I don’t like.
I have heard this more than once. I suspect that it would affect me the same way.
From my perspective, I would love to start sampling indy music more and paying artists directly for the stuff I decide to keep.
