The advance in technology over the past few decades has caused a major change in the music industry and the way that we consume music. With the rise of iPods and iTunes, came the decrease in the need for CDs, as it became easier and cheaper to download music from the internet. It also became easy for people to download music for free with file sharing sites such as Limewire.
These days, record companies are losing out on millions of sales due to people illegally downloading their tracks, sometimes before their release date due to leakages. I do not believe that this signals the end of the music industry, it just means that there will have to be major changes in order for it to stay alive. itune's success proves that there are still people buying music, and as long as this continues the music industry will survive.
(the link I took down didn't work! I must have written it down wrong is there any chance you can write it in the reply, as I can't get into uni until Wednesday and would like to take a look. Thanks and sorry!!)
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ReplyDeleteThe link is here and it definitely works as I have just checked it.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is quite nicely argued although I would like to have perhaps seen some reference to what Lessig had to say on the matter.
Thanks so much, I did write it down wrong! It works now... so on with the essay! :)
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