[Eeyore]

ScottW wrote:

"Jenn" wrote

Then it's up to those artists to do something about it.

And they are. Direct marketing is happening.
Copy protected songs are quickly dying on the download sites with the premium
for unprotected songs removed.

I see some still want $14 bucks an album for a downloaded song. If
overpricing/overtaxing cigarettes is at fault for the black market in that
commodity..then the music industry has to bear some responsibility for their
own.

Frankly, if the industry was given real scrutiny I think they'd be found in
violation of antitrust laws. The evidence is the simple fact that profits are
high for a substandard product and there seems to be no "low price" competition
emerging.
This seems very unlikely in a truly free market.

For once I've discovered a subject where I can wholeheartedly agree with you.

Graham