Independent artist vs Major Record Labels

I visited www.lala.com and found it to be disturbing. It doesn't benefit the artists to have their cd's traded for $1. It benefits the listener who doesn't want to pay full price for an artists work. The internet has help alot of artist find exposure they can't get on the radio, but at the same time it has hurt the music industry by the amount of pirated music being exchanged. When I find a new artist that I enjoy, I make sure to purchase their music through an approved website that will help the artist profit off of their work. Independent artist are hurt the worst by pirating as they already have small margins to work with. Thanks for the link. I know your motives for sharing it were in the right place.

Interesting - I thought you'd be more interested in WOXY than the CD exchange, but let me ask you this - do you object to reselling original CDs on Amazon because they do not benefit the artists? Lala is not suggesting that anyone make copies of legal CDs and sell / trade those. These are the original, licensed CDs. Just like Netflix does not pay royalties to artists each time a DVD is rented. So, what I'm saying that this is another way that an artist can get exposure for a licensed CD that has already been purchased. It's just another avenue to increase exposure.

Good point. I have no problem with the resale of purchased material. I myself buy all of my books on Amazon second hand without a thought of whether the original author is making money for his/her work. I guess my main issue is that lala can be used as a tool to aid in piracy. That argument is about as valid as banning knives because you can kill someone with them. Well you can also cut up a good steak. I learned long ago that when I am disturbed there is something wrong with me. My reaction to lala was just that, my reaction. I don't suppose it is a bad idea to give people a place to sell there purchased material at a low price. Thanks for responding and helping me to see this in a different light.