let me break it down for you:
step 1: consumers in free country w/ freedom of choice/speech(CIFCWFOCS) enjoy artist A's music
step 2: CIFCWFOCS pay $$ to artist A for CD's, posters, concert tickets etc
step 3: artist A becomes loaded w/ da Bling Bling
step 4: artist A excersizes their right to speak freely by using their fame/fortune provided by CIFCWFOCS as mouthpiece
step 5: CIFCWFOCS enjoy music, but have convinctions that run counter to artist's free choice, and CHOOSE to NOT FUND THAT ANYMORE!
<here's where things get whacked IMO>
step 6: ?!? CIFCWFOCS are criticized for restricting(wtf?) artist A's freedom of speech!?
look folks, I have just as much freedom of speech as Thom Yorke, The Dixie Pricks or anyone else. Some Nazi whacko can rant and rave all day on his website, but that doesn't mean I have to PAY him to get up on stage and appear in the News ranting and raving! (for the simple minded: of course I don't mean Thom or anyone's a Nazi, just making a point)
P.S. um, ignore that comment about stealing music off the Internet That's a different issue, and I'm rather conflicted on it. No, I haven't downloaded this album, and don't plan to.