Nettwerk Music Group CEO Terry McBride says the record industry’s litigation against users of P2P services are hurting musicians and the overall music business. McBride urged his cohorts at the major music companies to cease their litigation-driven anti-piracy efforts and embrace the new music-consumption habits of digital music fans.
This is a great article, and I think the fact that someone in the recording industry that is running a label came out and said this really puts a thorn in the RIAA’s side. When the people an organization represents start to dislike the tatics practiced by that organization, should the practices really continue? I for one don’t think so. I think if the RIAA stops suing people and calling attention to all the different P2P networks out there, they would actually probably see a small decline in file sharing.
There’s also of course the issue of the music industry releasing cookie cutter artists that release cookie cutter songs and can make cookie cutter videos. Gone are the popular artists that have their own personality and an original sound. Sure there are a few, but they are the exception rather than the rule now.
Michael Koby 
Considering that most artists (read…major label artists) actually get their songs from songwriters and there are only a handful of good songwriters currently working for labels…it’s no wonder that the music is cookie cutter. You’ve got the same guy writing material for 10 different artists. You can only squeeze out so much water from a sponge before filling it up again.
Considering that most artists (read…major label artists) actually get their songs from songwriters and there are only a handful of good songwriters currently working for labels…it’s no wonder that the music is cookie cutter. You’ve got the same guy writing material for 10 different artists. You can only squeeze out so much water from a sponge before filling it up again.