Music Piracy – An Artist’s Opinion | Sara Tiemogo
By Trichordist Editor
Music piracy is stealing. And it does hurt the musician. Over the past decade, we have gradually shifted from physical distribution to digital distribution with the advancement of mp3 players, specifically the advancements of Apple and it's “iProducts”. Digital distribution now accounts for more than 52% of the music industry in the US.
But there was a time during the shift when people had difficulty placing “value” on a digital product, with tangible products being of more value. This is what led people to believe that they aren't really “stealing”, because a file can be duplicated an infinite number of times and not “cost” the musician anything. But it does cost us.
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