Comments on: Piracy: Same as it ever was in the music industry

The music industry has long battled piracy, but the difference now is that there's far more money at stake.

[jrepenning]

You appear to have confused "musicians" and "the RIAA." Good message to the latter, but none of the former I know were fretting about the horrors of recording and piracy.

[KRz9292]

Does the Statesman get portion of CNET's ad revenue? Your article is about 45% a quote from another source. If I wrote an Essay like that while in University I would have received a failing mark. Is there really a difference between "ripping" music and "ripping" articles? Both are a form of digital piracy.

World economics and world distribution networks allows "not-so-great" bands to make millions as they have a larger world population with more disposable income. Richard Wagner did not have a world audience like the best paid musicians and Bands today. Would a world audience have helped Richard Wagner spread his antisemitic views better? Wagner probably had an audience amongst the "aristocratic patronage" of his era. Coldplay appeals to the present day world masses and are rewarded for it whether you like them or not.

[Matt Asay]

It's not a paper. If I had done the same in school, it would have been a no-no. I excerpted a small portion of the article, required to comment on it. The hope is that you'll go read the full article to get the full context. If you didn't, I failed, and my apologies.

[dascha1]

As a pro with over 20 years experience in music and software industries, piracy is a fear that takes the wind out of sales on both sides as I've been taught by many biz lessons. For my small business, which I started as a music-on-demand software service in 1990 for record labels and consumers, the PC market ended up stealing IT and making a fortune from IT. I've gotten hundreds, if not thousands, of correspondences to the point. In comparison, I've had music compositions and arrangements stolen as well, but tough subjectively a hard area to find infringement since sampling became a prominent way of developing music for everyone. So, down the road, with only a few in the discography, and many millions lost, I find myself still working in audio/media engineering, but now have a large customer tell me to give it away for the accessibility part. Stay tuned as it will surely get more interesting as the rest of the market unfolds on where it's headed.