The Costanza

“Politicians and music companies need to wake up to the changing nature of music consumption and embrace the demand for new business models that offer lower prices and easier access to music.”

This article by the Daily Mail in the UK says a study published by think-tank Demos, found those who admit to file sharing spent more money on singles and albums than people who claim never to have illegally downloaded music for free.
A government in the UK plans to disconnect illegal downloaders from the internet in a ‘three strikes and you’re out’ rule.
Some artists such as James Blunt and Lily Allen support these plans but Shakira claims she feels closer to fans when they illegally obtain her music.
Of course, the survey also reveals that people would download less music illegally if it was cheaper to buy music. In fact, the legal music companies would DOUBLE their custom if they lowered their prices.

Tory.

Popular musicians are disagreeing with a government plan to cut off the internet of music downloaders.
Artists from bands like Radiohead, Pink Floyd and Blur say if the plan goes through it will criminalise a whole generation of their fans.
A new group has been set up to represent the interests of these artists and artists like them. The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) says file sharing encourages people to buy concert tickets and merchandise, despite record sales being down because of it.

Tory.