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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
So who killed the record industry as we knew it? "The record companies have created this situation themselves," [snip] And among the biggest, they say, was the labels' failure to address online piracy at the beginning by making peace with the first file-sharing service, Napster.
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I have always believed this was the case, yes. I understand that they felt threatened and thought the problem would stay away if they made it go away, but they underestimated the power of the internet. I think they would have gained much more if they had worked
with Napster from the start instead of against them. Shutting it down resulted in some rebellious behaviour and prompted everyone to go somewhere else. You know, the old 'it's much more exciting when it's illegal' thing.
Either way, this was still a sad article. There is no way to stop this now anymore, it'd be like mopping the floor with the tap running.