Sunday, February 6, 2011

Music and the Internet

The music industry is clearly just one of many areas that have been impacted considerably by the Internet. From music sales to how people are discovered to music sharing, all have been lead in a new direction thanks to the Internet. Example, the convenience we have in downloading music or one particular song from an album without have to purchase the whole album. Another great way that the internet has helped the direction of music is the ability to stream music from around the world which opens new windows to different genres.
The internet has helped music for music, and at the same time it has without doubt hurt it as well, but who is really getting hurt. Is it the capitalist record companies, or the over rated artist that rakes in millions in over priced CD’s?
Posted by rayc22 at 3:59 PM

2 comments:

  1. *****February 6, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    wow, I couldn't agree with you more. I mean really, do I care if some artist only makes 10 million this year instead of 15 million? Ammmm, NOPE! compared to what I make, they are doing pretty good and it makes me sick listening to them complain about it. The only thing you forgot to mention is that the internet also feeds out lazyness. Now we don't even have to get in the car to to to the store to get a new cd, we can just get in our chair, roll over the computer or pick up out laptop/tablet/phone and get the song in a couple of minutes with a couple of clicks/taps.

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  2. Brian_SFebruary 7, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    Good post! All music companies are now licensing their records to new online services. But still this hasnt been able to stop the use of music on the internet. Online music sites are being used by a growing number of listeners as a substitute for purchasing music. I believe this will continue and wont be able to be stopped.

    Regards,
    Brian Shaw
    http://bshaweti.blogspot.com

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