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The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) blames file-sharing for the industry’s decline, ignoring many other factors. Radio ratings have plummeted in recent years, as more people tune into MP3 players or talk on their cell phones rather than listening to the top forty on their drive home from work. By the end of 2007, some of the world’s most successful musicians, including Madonna, R adiohead, and Oasis, had all stopped working with major record companies.
Movies, video games, magazines, and newspapers have all suffered losses as they make the transition to business models based on electronic distribution. The music industry found out the hard way that resistance is futile. The best way to stop piracy, as Steve Jobs said, is to compete with it. ---From "Pirates Dilemma" by Matt Mason
Radiohead gives away free music, competing against piracy by selling live shows. Much like how musicians and artists in China operates. China, being the piracy capital of the world couldn't possibly sustain her artists by selling music. They evolve and found another business model instead of combating the inevitable change and landscape.
Does that mean that we should all follow China's example and spirit of entreprise than?
This is something all industries need to consider, and when I say all, I mean literally all other industries. There are many already using new ways to share electronic information to change things, but sharing isn’t just making waves online. Companies such as Adidas, BMW, Timberland, and Sony are already using 3-D printers to produce prototypes of new products in-house.
In the not too distant future, the 3-D printer could be a welcome addition to homes and offices around the world. Hmmm, what would happen to Nike when kids start printing out Air Jordans at the rate at which they illegally download music? Would Christmas morning be ruined if the printer jammed and nobody’s presents were printed?
