Downloading media online has exploded throughout the years. Media downloading went from a niche hobby that few engaged in, to one of the largest uses of internet bandwidth. File-sharing started out complicated, but has evolved in to an easy way of obtaining media, even turning in to a completely legitimate business oriented concept. The phenomena dragged the entertainment industry unwillingly along, with the studios kicking and screaming about how media downloading is hurting their bottom line. However, online file-sharing of media files promotes CD and DVD sales, and should be embraced by the entertainment industry because it ultimately boosts revenue.
The explosion in media downloading is mainly attributed to the ability to fulfill a desire in a nominal amount of time. The upsurge of this behavior, at a magnitude never before seen, stunned the entertainment industry. They opted to initiate a war that continues through to this day, rather than adapt their business model to match the desires of online consumers.
Throughout their campaign, the entertainment industry has proclaimed that downloading media online is negatively impacting the artists that they represent. They claim that “pirated music and videos” is causing the studios to lose highly substantial sums of money, therefore hurting the artists themselves.
A constant throughout the entertainment industry’s rhetoric is that CD and DVD sales have considerably slipped worldwide. According to the industry, the decline in sales is a direct result of online piracy thanks to file-sharing. The studios are supposedly losing revenue at a pace never before seen, thanks to the massive amount of downloading taking place.
Is this truly the case, or is the recording industry fighting a propaganda battle in order to gain sympathy?
Studies conducted by groups outside the iron grip of the entertainment industry paint a completely different picture than the songs the studios love to sing. Most independent studies have shown that people who engage in file-sharing end up purchasing more physical products than those individuals who do not.
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