I remember when i every month use to go and buy the latest CDs from my favorite artist, I use to ask my mom for money, no matter what happened had to get my hands on the latest albums. Now days are changed, those days are gone, now I could never imagine do the same, spend that much money (the prices gone up to the double) on a CD when I can get it digitally. The traditional business model the record companies had are not working anymore, new ways has to be found to make us pay for the music we listen to, digital store like iTunes have succeeded to some extent but its far from competing with file-sharing, ok I know file-sharing is like stealing, we would never even in our wildest dreams go to a CD-store and take a album put it in our pocket and come out without paying, and if we did we would e ashamed of telling others what we done, then why is it so accepted to steal music from the net, everybody done it sometime and we proudly tell each other about our latest downloads. We don’t have any moral issues, James Rachels in the ”The Elements of Moral Philosophy” talks about morality, he states that Morality consists in a set of rules, governing how people are to treat one another, that rational people will agree to accept, for their mutual benefit, on the condition that others follow those rules as well. But I don’t see any “mutual” benefit from paying a large amount of money. I rather spend those money on going to the concerts. So the way I see the future, 10 years from now, the industry will continue on the same track it is now, digital stores will be in the game, the older generation or those that can be “politically” harmed (from there businesses) will use those stores, but our generation have a hard time accepting that “for owning a track you must pay fro it”. What the industry must do is to find ways to brainwash generations after us and make them willing to pay for the content they are using. Otherwise for the record companies and performers, the money lies in selling tickets for concerts, which can benefit the new unknown musicians who are waiting for their brake trough, they can share their music for free over the net and earn money on concerts. The artists will also earn money on selling other product under their name; they make a brand of their names.
By Tala
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I have the same feeling of changing from buying CD to free downloading. But I don't have the same feel about "steal". My opinion is that all the information should be free for all the human being. it's not good to set up the barrier to forbidden people listen to the music. the original purpose of create music is to let people heard it. but after the music become industry and business, people more and more consider the profit. but I think internet let the music back to people's ears.
the final part you said change business model is necessary. I also agree with maybe in the future 10 years, it's hard to change the music industry a lot. Education the people donate to the artist might be one solution instead of brainwash.
You remind me the time I used to go to my favorite music store to check out new released albums and save money (or ask mum) to buy them. That was about seven years ago. I also could not imagine myself doing that again especially when I can find the music I want to listen to on the internet and be able to download it in just one click. The fact that nobody wants to spend money on music has become a bit threat for music producers (including artists, record companies, etc.). I have downloaded many songs online when they became available without realizing that I was kind of committing a robbery. In my opinion I do not think that the people who download music online would really consider the morality. All they think of are the simple and convenience they receive from the P2P network. Also the songs available on the internet now have as good quality as the ones ripped from CDs. Why would they go to a music store and pay, I would say, a big amount of money to get the music whilst they have another easier and probably better choice?
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