> If your shit gets leaked out there onto the internet, major labels will lose interest in you I really don't think that becoming popular on the Internet would

> If your shit gets leaked out there onto the internet, major labels will lose interest in you I really don't think that becoming popular on the Internet would make you less appealing to a label. (I hope I'm not mangling your intended meaning too much.) > Every small-time musician I've talked to has expressed favor for stronger copyright controls I know many 'small time musicians' and not one of them is in favour of stronger copyright controls. In fact they spend a lot of their time trying to get their names out by any means possible. This is one of the main things MySpace is still used for, I believe - the free distribution of indy music. Music LABELS on the other hand, love controlling distribution because that's pretty much the main thing they do. They also love to make people think that the musicians beholden to them think this way as well. edit to add disclaimer: I don't know anyone who is signed to a label.