The major record companies are like a beached whale, gasping for breathe, struggling to survive, yet ultimately doomed.

Years ago independant musicians created a new phenomenon with their music on MP3.com. The major labels sleazed in and took over - but where is mp3.com today? All but dead.

That's because what the people want is the creativity and artistry of the independant artists, not the McDonald's quality, canned nonsense offered by the major labels.

But low quality is all the majors can produce. Like so many second rate business people, they're all about marketing and don't have a clue about product production quality. I don't mean the easily quantifiable audio engineering aspects of quality. What I mean is the non-quantifiable quality aspects of musical creativity and originality.

A music industry run by a bunch of non risk tolerant accountants and business people can only survive by stopping the free and fair distribution of music by the competition. But those days are over.

Now, independant musicians and their friends have created a new phenomenon on MySpace, but what the executives at Myspace don't realize is that the content of myspace, supplied by the independant artists and contributors, is the reason for Myspace's success. Not their backend technology.

What I suggest is that the independant artists at MySpace show some mercy, some compassion and

PUT THAT POOR SICK ANIMAL TO SLEEP!!!!

On the day MySpace signs with the major, every independant artist should withdraw their music from Myspace and ask their friends to stop visiting the site. There are lots of competitive sites to post on.

If well coordinated and known, this would send a devastating message to the corporate world. It would all but shut down MySpace and almost instantly turn it from an internet phenomenon to an internet dud. It would be the death knoll for the majors. From then on no internet site would ever betray independant artist again!