bummer. sometimes ya come across a little fact that just leaves a bad vibe...

“Unauthorized duplication, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing.” - that's been on Ani Difranco's CDs ever since the beginning - hell it was on Ani Difranco (aka "The First Album"), which originally was only available on cassette...

i've generally held to that standard - tho i have downloaded things from napster and kazaa and such, most of what i've downloaded is stuff that i've actually purchased, or things that have introduced me to new people and encouraged purchases that i never would've made, had i not downloaded a track or two on recommendation from a friend...

so why the fuck is it that ms. difranco's label, Righteous Babe Records, is a member of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) ?!?!?!?!??????

reading some anti-RIAA website about not purchasing anything from RIAA labels led me to that page - what a surprise to see that Righteous Babe Records was there...