[Bumpman]

Generally people who disallow taping of shows feel that they have a good reason for it, whether it be pressure from a record label, venue rules, fear that the recordings will be sold or that people will begin to take the distribution of music into their own hands. Generally speaking though we'll all be able to judge the situation on our own terms, whether or not taping is legally or morally correct, people will still do it despite the artists wishes if necessary. There will always be that guy who sells something he downloaded for a few hunred quid, conversely there will always be someone who copies and posts a few hundred cd's a year simply for the love of it.

Regardless of what people individually think it's probably naive to expect that we'll all kowtow to a non-trading policy. It just doesn't work anymore...