Since the Berliner's invention of the disk-based recording system in 1877, the music industry has controlled the way in which we consume music texts.
Worries of piracy have been strong since the 1980s, the BPI introduced an anti-piracy campaign to stop home taping, as they believed it would kill the record industry.
However, 39 years after the campaign was launched, and following the introduction of MP3 in 1992, the music industry still thrives.
Though Digital downloads and increased download speeds make it easier to illegally download than ever before, studies show that it is not necessarily damadging the industry. Lessig notes that following leaking of Radiohead's Kid A onto Napster, they experienced chart success for the first time in America
Despite a minor fall in sales, people continue to purchase music - especially judging by the recent sale of iTunes’ (the leading MP3 retailer) 10 billionth track.
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