Mum Fined $2m for Illegal Music File Sharing

A quote from David Vincent:

"It's kind of a problem in the sense that… I buy CDs, I support the bands that I like because I'm a fan and I want the bands that I like to continue putting out stuff and the best way for me that I know to reward hard work is with a dollar, you know?! If I buy their CD, then hopefully it'll be profitable enough for them in the long run, if I'm part of their profitability to where they dont have to go home and get a job flipping burgers or whatever they can do, and they're back working on music. And I think that if anybody who calls themselves a fan of music would mind their P's and Q's and do just that, then that's what makes music continue. If they don't do that, then you know, I don't think they're being real fans, they're just being posers. If you're really a fan, music is worth something. People put a lot of love, a lot of blood sweat and tears into their art, whether its a painting, music or a film; it costs a lot of money and takes a lot of years out of people's their lives — there are these amazing commitments that happen. You wouldn't expect to go and get a burger or a new car for free, so why would you expect to get your entertainment for free? And I think that if everybody is mindful of this… we need to police ourselves, is what it is. I buy CDs, if I can do it then everybody can."