Its about ownership, years ago it was possible to buy a record and feel some kind of ownership, that little piece of vinyl you bought and religiously listened to held within it something that made the music YOURS. you had that vinyl 7" for a week, you knew the lyrics backwards, you played it to your friends, until you bought the next single.

Now what is left? A silver top CDR you scrawled the artists name on and a 'couldnt give a ****' attitude, if it gets scratched you just burn another one. simple. There isnt ownership of music anymore as a commodity. As something to be treasured. "There's only music so that there's new ring tones" (The arctic monkeys.)

Where does it end? For some people it already has. But i say its the beginning. In the history of music, the means of reproduction of recorded music is only just starting. it has only just become available for ALL to listen to, for ALL to reproduce and to access (I dont count asia or africa in this statement..more of that in a bit.) We are at the beginning of this musical revolution, not the end.

Africa and asia in particular are going to be the place where the real change occurs. There are SO many people living there that i find it inconceivable that there future actions will not have an effect on the music industry. In fact , IMO it looks to me like the current industry is just thrashing around in the death of its current manifestation.

Interesting times ahead.