It used to be the case that the cost of listening to recorded music was a combination of creation and distribution. The cost of distributions is now effectively zero, and so therefore, society should now no longer listen to recorded music, because it's not possible to cover the cost of creation with the profits from distribution?
As the combined cost of creation and distribution is lowered, I'd want society to have more creation and distribution.
I don't believe I said anything about recordings disappearing, but if I was unclear please correct me. I take issue with the idea that recordings can continue to be a revenue stream in the face of changing technology.
If the media industry needs laws and international accords to protect their distribution system at the expense of personal freedom and national sovereignty than I believe it is the musicians who should change and not society.
It used to be the case that the cost of listening to recorded music was a combination of creation and distribution. The cost of distributions is now effectively zero, and so therefore, society should now no longer listen to recorded music, because it's not possible to cover the cost of creation with the profits from distribution?
As the combined cost of creation and distribution is lowered, I'd want society to have more creation and distribution.