[tremols]

So illegal downloading is a "liberal" thing really?; if someone has been hurted by it is indie labels and film-makers for whom realizing an artistic vision was once at least a bit profitable. Not the big fish who still can make money producing shallow generic crap for the masses and can take the damage of a huge statistical slice that doesn't pay for it.

[Kequc]

Many indie artists have chosen to release their music for free as piracy lowers the bar for them to acquire a broader fan-base. Similarly indie filmmakers want their films to be seen. They still generate the same amount of money they would anyway from die hard indie movie fans who attend indie theaters.

Both do better with more people being aware of them and their content being seen or heard by more people. And, they are not the ones who are going to afford the types of lobbying and legal prosecution that it takes to go after their downloaders.

The only people benefiting from these laws are the very large studios which continue to pull in record profits year after year. The people hurting is everyone else.

[dep_b]

I would like to see some true backing for that. There are so many cool indie productions out there it's hard to imagine it was once even better.

Also I cannot imagine those indie movie makers profiting much from robber baron constructions like BUMA STEMRA, all indie music makers I know personally really hate their guts and feel stolen because they are forced to pay their fees to play gigs or press vinyl but never ever get a decent kick back.