And it’s the same backwards thinking that have these people believe that file-sharing of entertainment is horrendous and that new laws must be enacted to punish people! But in fact, by doing so they’re just dooming all the smaller artists who will never gain any significant following of new fans. File-sharing isn’t just being done to steal music from the mega artists; a greater majority of file-sharing going on is among consumers that are hungry for finding new music other than the top 40 or the latest teen pop star or established bands that make most of their money touring rather than through direct music sales (e.g. U2). Corporations are all short sighted, they look for talent, pump out what they can from them, drop them if their sales slump and more on to the next hot act. So for corporations to say they care about their artists and that’s why they want to put an end to file-sharing, they’re lying! They only care about protecting the profits from the artists that are making them money right now!

File-sharing helps out those artists who maybe just one or two good songs (or even one good selling album) and now they’re struggling. The music industry couldn’t care less about them but fans do and their loyal! The music industry isn’t going to spend money on an act that’s now struggling, they’ll spend their focus, money and marketing on the next hot group. But for those groups that are struggling and aren’t getting the help from their label anymore or who have even been dropped by their producers; a cheap way to test their new music is to release it on the Internet. The same goes for new artists, there’s an abundance of them, by banning file-sharing the music industry has cut off a method for unknown talent to market themselves and release some of their music to the public.

But as I say, in the UK, unions are notorious for cutting of their nose despite their face. Just as they’re willing to boycott Israel in thinking that by punishing those stubborn Jews, peace will come to the Middle East. The same goes for UK unions for endorsing laws banish file-sharing, thinking this will save the music industry. With boycotting Israel, the only people that really get hurt are themselves for depriving themselves of all the Israeli innovation that makes their lives better and even more interesting. And with banning file-sharing, the only people they are helping are the big record labels who are just concerned with pumping out their present money makers. Banning file-sharing will only make it harder for struggling artists to make a comeback and may in fact doom unknown talent who will be unable to mass market themselves to the public.

Way to go Brits! Brilliant!