Whilst you’re catching up on your beauty sleep 95% of those enjoying a little bit of late-night surfing, it turns out, aren’t doing their Tescos shopping, but downloading files illegally. This, reported on the Times Online website is one of many reasons why pressure is being put on ISPs (Internet Service Providers) to boot offenders off the ‘net. The plans, currently being consider by the UK government are an extreme measure that have come in light of the lack of commitment from the currently unwilling ISPs. So what of the 6 million users a year that download illegal files? Well if they want to keep their internet connections they will need to find new networks over which to download legitimate files. With the omnipresence of iTunes and the ever increasing influence of Amazon we could well be walking into a new, digital version of the Major 4. It makes me think that now is a great time for the musos to start embracing amazingtunes. Websites like ours will soon be the sole online place to find fairly treated artists and genuine music fans.

A quick look at the Sound08 entrants to date is a real confirmation of a bustling and enthusiastic music community out there. There are some really class acts and already some potential winners, with more cropping up every day. I’m getting very excited to see where your votes go, because I definitely couldn’t predict which of these acts will be your sound of ‘08.

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