I disagree. Piracy didn't have the negative affect you think it did. Study after study shows piracy only helps to boost sales. Those artists are blaming piracy

I disagree. Piracy didn't have the negative affect you think it did. Study after study shows piracy only helps to boost sales. Those artists are blaming piracy when really it's more likely to do with a shift to streaming and those artists not having the skills to have a strong online presence once physical media started dying out. There's a strong correlation between the death of record stores and these independent artists starting to lose money. And besides, in modern day we have more independent artists than ever making money.