amnesia

This has been going on for years...Metallica vs Napster anyone?

I think a whole generation is being bought up almost expecting music to be free, which it obviously shouldn't be unless by choice of the artist. After all, would you go to work then be told you aren't getting paid? Of course not.

I think that downloading DOES have an impact on music sales - how can it not?
The magnitude of that impact will obviously be played up by the record companies / RIAA / etc but I think it is an issue.

In the past when Napster, then Kazaa came on the scene I downloaded a few albums that I would probably have bought (but then didn't hence the lost sales). Since then, the novelty has worn off and I buy what I want.


There has to be some kind of commitment from the record companies and ISP's to curb the major file hosts, and not just go after Joe Bloggs who got caught downloading Lily Allen's latest single.