RollingStone.com’s Digital Beat column has posted an awesome article. An excerpt:
“The problem with the industry blaming the Internet is that it makes the labels seem out of touch, and, undoubtedly, only inspires consumers to steal more. And just think about how much free PR the industry has given the people behind Morpheus and Kazaa. Furthermore, there are many reasons for declining sales — like, um, the worst American economic climate in years. And the decline of pop music — from Michael Jackson to Britney Spears — certainly hasn’t helped either. The industry should take the same advice being doled out to Jackson and Spears: Take a vacation, lay low, rethink, then come back bigger and better than ever.”
Read the whole article here.
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