1. Point IV

1. The three perspectives I covered in my exploratory paper were those from the record companies, the artists, and the listeners. At the moment it is clear that power is being taken away from the record companies and more opportunities are available for listeners and musicians to consume and distribute music. It is because the RIAA and its constituents have not kept up with technology and modernity that their business model no longer works. People are finding and enjoying music more than ever before through the use of online sharing, and due to this, internet users and a whole generation has embraced an illegal method of acquiring music.
2. If you want to make an omelet, if have to break some eggs. Either the record companies change their plans and allow music sharing, finding some other way of gaining profit, or simply go away forever. Music is undoubtedly a form of art. Other art forms can be copied and shared at a lesser quality, so why not music too? The main focus of artists today is changing from the old ways of stardom, money, and fame to a focus on artistic authenticity, where some of the best artists are making music simply so they can be heard and enjoyed.

3. In order to write this as a policy paper, it must be understood that what I want done is the abolishment or weakening of the current policies. Although it is unfortunate that the record companies are going to fall, overall, from the artists only lose just a fraction of their earnings
in exchange for more publicity on the net. So if online music sharing is allowed fully with exception if the sharer is gaining profit from it, then the music industry will become less of an industry and more of an art, as it should be.