spifnme,

That was the experience I had at the height of Napster. I'd post a thread to Ars asking for new artists and get 80 replies with hundreds if not thousands of new bands. I'd download them all and drop a few $100 on the bands I liked.

Not anymore. So long as the RIAA continues their stupid antics, I'll avoid buying CDs. I'd miss having uncompressed and high quality copies of good new music if I were being exposed to any but I don't even bother any more.

And THAT is why the RIAA is screwed.