(I didn't have time to answer the last days...)
@ZopUH: Hey man nice shot is defenetly my favourite song from the albums.
@Space: I totally agree that the digital distribution of media sucks. The companies overslept the evolution and illegal providers stept in. It's kinda sad that those producing the media have to suffer because of the mistakes the sellers made (it's probably not that easy to distinct between the two...)
@Nimrod: I assume that I have a too idealistic picture of musicians and you're probably right that there are many people doing it for the money. Maybe those people should think of the time they started making music. I guess that most musicians don't start making music because of the money (girls would be a more common reason), but they get kind of "corrupted" when they face the daily problems of earning money to live.
About the GEMA: There are many problems for sure, especially for smaller artists who hardly get anything back (as you mentioned). Concearning Youtube: If you are in the GEMA you give them the assignment to protect your rights, so the battle against Youtube is what they have to do. I think Youtube would not go bankrupt if they simply pay the musicians/GEMA like others do. (Man what is happening here? I'm arguing for the GEMA...)