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FTA: "Piracy has all but dismantled our recorded music industry. Any business plan in the music industry must now take into account that piracy is the rule, not
by elbrodeur 16y ago
FTA: "Piracy has all but dismantled our recorded music industry. Any business plan in the music industry must now take into account that piracy is the rule, not the exception."
I think that this doesn't seem to be quite true. There is ample evidence to support the idea that it's current laws and litigation that are stifling innovation and "business plans". I'm of the opinion that if there is anything that is promoting or enabling piracy, it's the lack of innovation.
- chadgeidel 16y agoI'm not a fan of piracy, but it's hyperbole like this that has to stop. The recorded music industry seems to be quite vibrant - contrary to the claims of the MPAA for the past, oh, 10 or so years. (edit - voicing agreement with the parent)
- rick888 16y ago" I'm of the opinion that if there is anything that is promoting or enabling piracy, it's the lack of innovation." no innovation? We've gone from CDs to online streaming music like pandora,last.fm, and grooveshark. I remember when Napster first came out and the pirates of the Internet tried to legitimize their actions by saying that music was just too expensive and you couldn't "try before you buy". Next, it was DRM. Now that music is 99 cents/song (and many times less than this), you can get it with no DRM, and you can pretty much listen to any song you want for free before buying, you would think that sales would increase and piracy would decrease. Instead, it's worse than ever and sales have been tanking, which is exactly why the music industry wanted to stop it in the first place. What "laws and litigation" are stifiling "business plans' and innovation?