Nachdem nun doch schon so ein bissche Gras über die Sache gewachsen ist, würde mich mal interessieren wie eure Meinung zu der ganzen Aktion ist. Ich habe dazu mal einen Kommentar von George Fisher (Cannibal Corpse) gefunden:
If we sell less records, I mean we're not doing it for the money, I think that's pretty obvious. But we don't have to work, we don't have jobs, this is our job if you will. So we make enough money to support ourselves from touring and merchandise. Now take a bunch of that money away. Now I can't go on tour this month because I've gotta work. I've got a house with my wife and a mortgage and all this piracy screws me, and that's coming from a band that's actually making it, not a band that's trying to. And these people don't get it, thinking we're rock stars. Fuck you, rock star my ass. I don't make that much money, and besides should you not make as much money as you possibly can if you work hard? But I'm not talking about everybody, just a few out there who get the album early then don't buy it. It's like at shows if some dickhead throws something at me and it busts open my eye, then the whole show is ruined because of one asshole. That's why those beeps had to be on there and in the end it's better. People made a big deal about this Napster business and METALLICA's one statement was, '30,000 albums might not mean anything to us, but there are some bands that it does.' And I respect them for that, I don't respect them for a lot of things lately, but I do respect them for that. 30,000 copies for us is a big deal. Labels don't give a fuck about any of that stuff. They might realize that it happens, but the bottom line is [selling] it. Unfortunately that's the bottom line in this business, and if we stop selling, then it becomes harder and harder for Metal Blade to help us put out albums. Why put out more albums if the albums lose money?"