For years the music industry has been making great strides and taking extreme measures to prevent pirates from illegally copying and downloading music.
Illegal file-sharing services are responsible for billions of dollars in lost sales.
Now, music industry executives are stating that websites and mobile service which offer listeners access to an unlimited number songs at no cost will begin to increase in number in the near future. These services for downloading music are not truly free; payment is made for the songs when a new cell phone is purchased, or for signing a contract for broadband intern. What this does is hides the cost from the consumer.
Services such as these provide revenue to the music companies for downloading music, unlike sites that simply pirate music.
In the past, the music industry has made the broad demand that sites legally selling downloads should sell them by the track, much like Apple’s iTunes, or Napster.
And over the years, many people in the music business have become skeptical, claiming that offering music in this manner will not be able to replace quickly diminishing CD sales. Music sales fell by almost seven percent worldwide last year.
One of the most popular services "Comes With Music" via Nokia offers unlimited music downloads. The site allows users to download any songs they wish from a catalog which contains over four million tracks. This service is free when an individual purchases a specific Nokia phone or service plan.
ISPs are starting to introduce more programs, which allow users unlimited music downloads. It is services such as these that the music industry feels will help to save it and stop some of the pirating.
The music industry is beginning to realize that they must adopt the "If you can’t beat 'em, join 'em" mentality when it comes to dealing with music pirates.
