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According to the record business spokesmen this is going to be one of the last cases that are brought against individuals and the focus is going to shift to the sites that allow you to upload stuff, e.g. Rapidshare. The publicity for the record companies from all this has been pretty negative. I think with the collapse of free FM radio format and MTV there is really no way for people to check out music especially for new artists. While youtube is out there the record companies have been trying to cut deals with youtube to get royalties and in some cases have been successful. Personally I have always taken the Dead's view on these things. Once a live show is played it is out there and people should be able to hear it as long as they are not being made available through a for profit network. I have a bigger issue with unreleased studio music that the artist decided not to release.
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