Artist Scooter Scudieri writes Pro-Active Fans: Circumventing the *Musical Industrial Complex*. The Metamorphose from Listener to Fan to Advocate. He shares his success and how other artists can succeed in the new digital age by embracing their fans and new technologies like P2P.

He starts "The new music industry contains two elements: the musician and the fan. It is that simple. "

An excerpt from the article:

I personally cannot concern myself with the issues of the Recording Industry Association of America. They do not represent me. They represent the corporate giants entrenched in a battle to stop the rampant spread of illegally downloaded music. Instead of finding solutions (i.e. legal and affordable ways to file share) the mega-corps choose to sue the fan. These are the very giants that own the rights to a musician's songs. They own them. I hear so much about copyright owner- what about copyright creator? Sorry folks- the music business was founded on the subservience of artists. Ah, but the fans are not only listening to each other, they are educating each other. They are reading the articles in the Times and the Post. The listener does not believe he is stealing from the musician. The word is out that their record company has already f**ked them. P2P represents tremendous opportunities - if copyright owners and users can agree on protecting copyright and innovation while keeping a level playing field for independent artists and major record companies- well then, what a great day it will be.

In the meantime: The RIAA sues music lovers.