This Holiday Season, Music Industry Should Look to Games
Ever since Napster went mainstream in 1999 (wow, a whole decade ago), the music industry - both artists and record labels - have been unable to escape the vicious tailspin caused by P2P software. Not since the incandescent light bulb left wax makers in the dark has a new technology so swiftly decimated an entire industry. P2P has changed the playing field that the RIAA built by allowing users to “share” songs and software - mostly illegally - with other users, enabling them to acquire copyrighted material without paying for it.