Do you share your Underworld mp3s?

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I have some rarities, underworldlive.com tracks (free ones, not Lovely Broken Thing), out of prints, and live stuff up in my downloads folder. I think this is far game to share since its no longer or never was any potential income to the guys. This is also the stuff I have in my wishlist on slsk, ie Rowla long, limited promo mixes, and some of those dirtylist KoS mixes I lost when my harddrive crashed out.
I really put some effort into trying to pick up hard copies of what I can and those don't get shared.

[oversight]

Respect..
Ethical problems..
Only bootlegs..
Personal preferences..
Commercially available..
The legality of p2p's..

You do know what?

i have a confession to make..
i have an uncountable amount of songs, of melodies, of lyrics,, of stories that i would like to share with my friends, my acquaintances, my family,, and maybe even my enemies..
my brain is the very source of illegal copies of legal data.. i should therefore be executed on sight..

Does anyone want to share my thought??

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[color=black]Taking UW out of the picture for a moment...[/color]

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[color=black]I'm a huge fan of p2p sharing and argue that it encourages diversity in the individuals’ musical taste without hurting the artist.[/color]

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[color=black]My personal experience reveals a new habit. When I'm introduced to new music via radio and the internet, p2p gives me the opportunity to instantly get a feel for the artist and all their music. My decision is then made whether I like it or not. [/color]

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[color=black]More often than not, I do end up buying these CDs (as a visit to the record store is one of my joys in life) and I can honestly say that the more I download, the more I spend eventually on CDs.[/color]

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[color=black]According to the RIAA, CD sales are increasing (March 2005) so it seems to me that I’m not the only one who has this new “try before you buy” habit. [/color]

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[color=black]Still the RIAA are on the case of the p2p users but in my humble opinion, the corporate fat cats simply want the moon on a stick. It's simple business to them and that means making money. They're not in it for the music or artistry.[/color]

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[color=black]Taking all this into account and putting UW back in the picture, I haven’t, and don’t intend to share UW “Lovely Broken Thing”. The release of music solely via websites is challenging my sharing view and in this instance I feel some kind of loyalty to UW. This I think would not happen if it were Westlife, and for some amazing reason I had to get a hold of one of their tracks.[/color]

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[color=black]So, in essence, I’m a fussy bugger.[/color]

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[color=black]Dave[/color]