USATODAY.com – RIAA chief says illegal song-sharing ‘contained’
> LOS ANGELES ââ¬â Nearly a year after the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling against online music file-sharing services, the CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America says unauthorized song swapping has been “contained.”
> “The problem has not been eliminated,” says association CEO Mitch Bainwol. “But we believe digital downloads have emerged into a growing, thriving business, and file-trading is flat.”
Calling the problem of file-sharing contained is a bit naive. Just about all music released is available for those who go looking for it on the internet. Maybe more and more people don’t bother searching, and just shop what they want from iTunes? If so, it’s a development that’s good if the labels give the artists a bigger share of the profit from online distribution of music. I would like to see the artists get behind online distribution full force, and really show the big lables and the RIAA that online distribution of music is the way to go, not just some fun experiment.
