I suspect this will turn out to be a "dead cat bounce"[1]. The record industry still hasn't figured out that its customers are actually the musicians, not the a

I suspect this will turn out to be a "dead cat bounce"[1]. The record industry still hasn't figured out that its customers are actually the musicians, not the audience. Musicians aren't expendable laborers, they're businesses that need various kinds of services in order to deliver to their own customers (audiences). If the labels really want to make a meaningful place for themselves in the post-filesharing universe, they first need to correct this perversely inverted relationship. [1] http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/deadcatbounce.asp http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/deadcatbounce.asp