this was already happening in asia back in the 90s. artists were shifting from selling cds (which were heavily pirated) to touring, which also garnered them mor

this was already happening in asia back in the 90s. artists were shifting from selling cds (which were heavily pirated) to touring, which also garnered them more money. obviously hindsight is 20/20 but there were tons of articles pointing out what was happening in asia was going to happen here whether the record companies in the west liked it or not.