Comments on: Dan Bull takes us back to the 80s when “home taping was killing music” http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2010/03/12/dan-bull-takes-us-back-to-the-80s-when-%e2%80%9chome-taping-was-killing-music%e2%80%9d/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:19:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Morpheus http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2010/03/12/dan-bull-takes-us-back-to-the-80s-when-%e2%80%9chome-taping-was-killing-music%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-7693 Morpheus Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:33:21 +0000 http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2010/03/12/1268416980000.html#comment-7693 The argument that CD sales have fallen as bemoaned by the record companies because of illegal downloads is tipped on it's head by the likes of iTunes and the other companies who cottoned on to the new media MP3's As well as the poor state of real fresh musical talent coming forward (too many plastic boy/girl band clones) The internet grew the way it did because it was open and free with room for commerce to compete. Vested interests stifle change and will drive others to find ways around attempts to protect the vested interests. The argument that CD sales have fallen as bemoaned by the record companies because of illegal downloads is tipped on it’s head by the likes of iTunes and the other companies who cottoned on to the new media MP3’s

As well as the poor state of real fresh musical talent coming forward (too many plastic boy/girl band clones)

The internet grew the way it did because it was open and free with room for commerce to compete. Vested interests stifle change and will drive others to find ways around attempts to protect the vested interests.

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