Adverse Quote by Al Yankovic

I think the Internet has hurt music more than it has helped it. The idea of giving music away for free just bothers me.…

— Steve Mahoney

Free downloads is something that I like to do its just not as publicised and it is the future of music.

— Jason Mraz

I don't worry so much about whether people are buying my music or getting it for free.

— Corey Smith

No one likes to work for free. To copy an artist's work and download it free is stealing. It's hard work writing and recording…

— Gary Wright

It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know…

— Tom Petty

Ability to download music for free might not be positive for the artists to get royalties, but in some ways it's still good that…

— Afrika Bambaataa

People think that it's their sovereign right to download music and not have to pay for it.

— Johnny Kelly

The fact that file sharing goes on, and is as popular as it is, is an incredibly positive thing for the music industry. The…

— Dave Rowntree

I recognise that the whole issue of downloading and intellectual property rights is not an easy one, but on the whole, I'm a fan…

— Lee Ranaldo

I'm all for file sharing. That's great - as long as people are prepared for the significant consequences. One is that music will become…

— Ian MacKaye

I really believe that if I make records that are indispensable to my audience, they'll go out and spend money to buy them, even…

— Steve Earle

“If “piracy” means using value from someone else’s creative property without permission from that creator–as it is increasingly described today – then every industry…

— Lawrence Lessig