Gene Simmons (remember the guy from KISS?) has said that rock music is dead due to file sharing... I'm (just) old enough to remember reading that sort of crap about the taping of Vinyls (they're like big, black CD's, love!). There was OUTRAGE when TDK released a cassette that allowed a whole album to be stored on one side of a cassette, I kid you not.
Nothing's changed, only the tech.
There is no evidence that piracy harms the music or film industry - in fact, there's evidence it may actually help, as the sales made from hearing and following new bands legally outweighs those that only do it illegally. Loss of earnings is only loss of earnings if the guy taking a copy was ever going to buy it, which in most cases is not true. Some people just collect this stuff like stamps or old coins - there's not enough time left in their life to listen to it all.
That said - please don't think I'm condoning it - I absolutely am not, which is why I have both Spotify and iTunes Match accounts, and Netflix. I still buy the odd CD I really like. There is a moral grey area about stuff which is not available to buy (bootlegs / US imports / etc) which I'll not comment on...
Thanks - I've finished now. You may go about your day. :-)
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