I work for the record industry (which makes my opinion MORE valid:)) and I think it worth pointing out that the current market promotes the consumer view that music is a commodity rather than art. To the average consumer, a song has a dollar value like gold or silver. The proliferation of pop garbage, flashy looks and five minute stars has foregone any attempt at meaning from music. When you throw money into the street, what happens? People run and pick it up. The morality of a copyright issue has been pushed aside in the minds of people because its no longer art. I think the record industry is getting what they deserve, in a way, due to their own marketing practices.
Long gone are the days of buying albums to own something artistic.
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I work for the record industry (which makes my opinion MORE valid :)) and I think it worth pointing out that the current market promotes the consumer view that music is a commodity rather than art. To the average consumer, a song has a dollar value like gold or silver. The proliferation of pop garbage, flashy looks and five minute stars has foregone any attempt at meaning from music. When you throw money into the street, what happens? People run and pick it up. The morality of a copyright issue has been pushed aside in the minds of people because its no longer art. I think the record industry is getting what they deserve, in a way, due to their own marketing practices.
Long gone are the days of buying albums to own something artistic.