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Youtube Star Charlie McDonnell Explains Why File Sharing is Helping His New Music Release

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Charlie McDonnell has released a D.I.Y. album and uses his promo video (with 809,00 views) to share his thoughts on file sharing.  Mike Masnick of Techdirt pointed us to this and it mirrors his own thoughts on the subject: a) “file sharing isn't stealing, because no one's missing something," as in the comparison the video uses, of stealing a Mars Bars) and b) “if you like the content, it creates new fans who will help support the artist in other ways." Watch the video and share your reaction:

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