1) Labels blame file sharing and the consumers for the demise of the music industry. Why? Because apeople are downloading off of P2P networks .

2) Why are people downloading off of P2P networks? A lot of the reasoning behind this the lobby groups have spilled out is because of free music.

3) Is free music the sole reason behind P2P? Partly yes, but not entirely. Those that are not in this industry are lead to believe that downloading free music off of P2P is a bad thing, when in fact this industry is built around free promotions, and free music and a lot of industry types use P2P networks to their advantage, and are doing business within the P2P aspects, through promotions, and singing of tracks and artists found on P2P networks.

4) So why then are people not buying music? Well in a lot of cases they are. We’re seeing a lot of conflicting data, and that’s because the market is in a flux right now with a newly emerging industry pushing its way through. Retail sales are down, and digital sales are rising. However digital sales could be rising at a rate of 200% per year if not more right now in my view. Until this new industry pushes through we can’t tell or compare ups and downs, there’s nothing to compare it to, and very little understanding of how it works, which is why major labels and lobbyists are fighting for the old system back that they understand which will NOT happen. Any attempts at trying to get that industry back will result in further losses. It no longer exists. Laws must not be put into place that compensate, or inhibit the new emergence from taking place. The emergence can’t be stopped. Those not doing business in this new emergence have been quite clear on the loss of profits and loss of jobs etc, and will continue down a path of destruction and bring talent down with them, while those that have adapted to it will most definitely profit in this new environment.

5) Labels are claiming that file sharing is the cause for the downfall in profits. Is this true? File Sharing is only to blame for forcing this industry to a new platform. There is no evidence what so ever to prove file sharing is responsible for the major decline in profits. The evidence that’s been shown to the public is completely misleading. When one looks at this subjectively, the evidence of lost profits are at the fault of the industry as a whole for not following the market into the digital realm. It really makes me mad to see governments all over the world cave to the pressures of lobbyist without actually understanding what’s happened and why. I will be careful in our next election to make sure I elect someone with some form of intelligence.

Think about this. We are now a connected society, and the consumer is getting very lazy. For the tech savvy, most of us get our news from feeds or blogs we subscribe to, focusing on key words, phrases. Well P2P works in a very similar manner. I upload my podcasts (as a lot of industry DJ’s and labels do now or have someone do it for them) to the P2P channels, which are then picked up on RSS feeds, and spread out all over the world to different sites, blogs etc.

Irresponsible children with fake IDs pretty much deserve what they get. They know they are getting into it when they seek the fake ID in the first place.

I have zero sympathy for this woman.