|
To put it another way, the industry changed in terms of how music could become available and distributed. The consumers reacted in my opinion in a way which makes perfect sense. In years past, they had no choice but to accept that if you really like "xyz" song, then you have to pay $11.00 for it. When a new option came, people jumped on it. Additionally, all peoples motivations aren't "i want to steal as much as possible, as often as possible". People do what they do for a lot of reasons. As most people know, people have ZERO problems supporting artists they like, buying CDs after downloading them and so on. I'm not saying its ok to steal, i'm saying that when the labels lost control of how music reached consumers, Apple was the only one really who reacted in a way to meet the demands/needs of those consumers. Labels STILL are fumbling around like a bunch of computer illiterate seniors who can't understand why its so damn hard to just get rid of cars and go back to horse and buggies where they were making more money.
Again, i'm not saying its ok to steal. But if i charge 10.00 per can of coke because there is nothing else to drink, and through me is the only way to obtain and drink it, then it shouldn't be a real shock when people will steal the coke, given the chance to do so. Especially when you don't give them any other way to pay 5.00 or 3.00 or whatever the market deems it to be truly worth.
__________________
.
Yes, fewer illegal immigrants working equates to more job opportunities for American citizens.
Rochard
|