* Although I have been unemployed for nearly a year, I have absolutely no intentions of capitalising in on this recording, it is freely available.
* Many people have not had the opportunity to see NIN live perhaps due to their locality, age, disabilities, financial status, or simply because concerts have sold out. This provides them with a slight insight into the incredible atmosphere of a NIN gig.
* Brixton Academy forbids (and I quote) professional "type" tape recorders. The equipment I used falls FAR short of this definition of professional, plus the microphone is one of the cheapest you can buy.
* The quality of the recording, although quite clear, does not match in anyway the professional recordings from the original albums, and can not be seen as a substitute for the original material; I would never dream of making original material from a commericial album available.
* People who download live recordings tend to be dedicated fans who wish to hear various performances by NIN, should they be denied these opportunities?
* I paid my money for the gig, and spent a long time traveling, and queuing to enjoy the evening, is it too much to ask for a keepsake of the most mind-blowing concert I have seen live?!
* I don't want to get personal, but only a greedy capitalist pig would want to prevent people from hearing these live gigs, and I can't believe that Trent Reznor himself would frown upon it.
* After hearing NIN live, it is likely to influence listeners to go and check the band out for themselves, therefore bringing more revenues to the live performances.
* I have purchased virtually every album and single released by Nine Inch Nails, this is not some cheap means of having a copy of their material, which leads me on to my next point.
* Only a small handful of material is made available from the vast reservoir of songs produced by Trent and others.
* If you'd like more, I'm sure I could think of a few!