The big topic when discussing music on the internet is always going to be piracy. Ever since the days of napster, people have only ever been a few clicks away from owning any song they wish to get their hands on. It is my (somewhat controversial) opinion that this is a good thing. It allows me to hear albums that I otherwise would never. I still buy music, and i still attend concerts. I am spending the same amount of money on music that I would without piracy, only I have a much broader music collection, and am paying for concert tickets that otherwise I would not. I feel that piracy is aiding artists by massively increasing their fan bases, and these artists are only going to alienate their fans by voicing against it.
This article discusses the war on piracy led by Lily Allen, James Blunt and Tincy Stryder, all of whom have lots of money and have all been number one in the UK singles chart, and if I'm voicing my opinion, have done nothing for the music industry other than follow the pop template to please the masses who purchase singles, and also their record labels who pretty much set up this template. Against them are the Featured Artists' Coalition (FAC), which includes members of Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Blur. Pink Floyd who played a leading roll in experimental rock music, and Radiohead and Blur who both carried it on throughout the 90s and are both going strong today, and any one member of these bands has more talent in their little finger than the previously mentioned artists combined, but that is just my opinion.
So to summarise my opinion on piracy, I support it, and think it is a positive thing. The record industry has not lost any money from me, because I have the same budget on music purchases as i would otherwise. I also fully support the FAC in their bid to use piracy as a tool, rather than see it as an evil.
If you agree or disagree with anything I have said in this post, I'd love to hear from you, just clickity click on the comment button and discuss.
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