Music Piracy

The record industry is claiming to have lost a lot of money, when in all actuality they have lost less than one percent. Now the recording company is complaining when they make millions each year with or without piracy. In a recent study the RIAA’s (Record Industry Association of America) statistics showed that they were lying about their figures. Their numbers were published, but they then took those numbers they provided and said that they never existed. In a recent interview they didn’t comment about anything on that subject, which just raises more questions about what they are really after. Have you ever photocopied pages from reference books or song sheets for churches and choirs for use without permission from copyright holders? It is the same infringement as illegal Internet downloading, but why don’t they come after you for that? Ever cross your mind? Being able to download music from the Internet can expose you to other artist that you can support in different ways such as purchasing a ticket to see that artist or artists perform live. Usually the money you spend for a concert ticket adds up to the music you haven’t bought. The most important thing to me as a musician myself is getting my music out there.

There are some possible solutions. The major record companies should take the music business to the masses, which means allowing the downloading of an unlimited number of songs for a reasonable monthly fee which would encourage everyone to become paying customers rather than pirates. Another possible solution would be to lower prices of CD’s from $15-$20 to anywhere from $5-$15.