Just in case there was any doubt about some artists’ sincere support of online filesharing, I got this message from a user on SoulSeek:

[IndieCore] Hi there - I am an indie artist (Paul Spencer) who has released his 1st record, “The Whole Shebang”. It would mean a LOT to me if you could download & listen to it, and perhaps add it to your folders if you liked it enough. I play a brand of garage rock / power pop / punk - some of my influences are The Replacements, Kinks, Stooges, Ramones, Rancid. You can find my record in my folder. Thanks SO much - Paul