FANTASTIC. Man. That's as eloquent as I'd ever hope to think about being on the subject. Freaking brilliant. Really what sold me was:

"The kid down the street now has the capability of making a CD that sounds as good as one from Warner Music. [...] If he puts a few mp3 files on the Internet, it's entirely possible that he can sell some CDs of his own music at a reasonable price. So, to make this scenario as difficult as possible to achieve, the industry has systematically painted recordable media, the Internet and mp3 files as contraband, its users as thieves and any artist not signed with a major label as illegitimate."

Exactly.