Is music piracy responsible for today's 'bad' music?

Kimberly James, President of indie label CBM Records, says within two hours of releasing music she has found it illegally downloaded on hundreds of websites. “There actually isn't any less incentive for an up and coming artist's music to be pirated than a famous artist. read more

Fashion is responsible for “bad” music. And by fashion, I mean the general taste of the public in terms of what they demand from the industry. I think, if anything, piracy can be a gateway to “good” music. read more

Music piracy is a conceptually abstract and intangible phenomenon that is considered to be the main enemy of the global music industry. However, this practice is not condemned unanimously by all parties involved; while artists may thoroughly despise it, consumers are very divided with regards to it. read more