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tw · 06-12-2003, 03:02 PM

The music industry has increasingly rewarded the artist with a smaller percentage of the pie. Executive salaries and bonuses exceeding $100million annually. So executives blame piracy for the downturn in music sales.

However karaoke industry (according to the BBC this week)notes a serious problem. Japan's Karaoke sales have dropped significantly because, the industry says, so little good 'sing-a-long' music has been created in this past decade. IOW music quality may be inferior to that of the late 60's, 70's, and early 80's. Makes one wonder who is to blame. Artists - or the $multi-million industry 'top wigs' who decided what is and is not good music.

So who is getting blamed? Music pirates or the top industry management that first pretended that the Internet did not exist?

06-12-2003, 03:02 PM	#1
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Music: Pirated or Quality The music industry has increasingly rewarded the artist with a smaller percentage of the pie. Executive salaries and bonuses exceeding $100million annually. So executives blame piracy for the downturn in music sales. However karaoke industry (according to the BBC this week)notes a serious problem. Japan's Karaoke sales have dropped significantly because, the industry says, so little good 'sing-a-long' music has been created in this past decade. IOW music quality may be inferior to that of the late 60's, 70's, and early 80's. Makes one wonder who is to blame. Artists - or the $multi-million industry 'top wigs' who decided what is and is not good music. So who is getting blamed? Music pirates or the top industry management that first pretended that the Internet did not exist?