Free music downloads
The music industry is going through some tough times at the moment. This downturn of fortunes has not been helped by the insurgence of free music downloads available, formerly though channels such as torrents and Ares and, latterly, through more legitimate sources such as we7 and various providers. Free music downloads is a fact of life in the music industry and it is interesting to see some artists, some studios and some producers embracing the fact while others simply hang onto bygone days when their business model worked.
One shining example of leveraging online user base for money and for massive media coverage was Radiohead’s In Rainbows, offered to the public for download at a price which they picked. Whether this was a success, financially or otherwise, is not known, but it was the first serious attempt to use free music downloads for the good of those who owned the rights. Many other bands have followed the lead here and free music downloads downloads are becoming more of a common sight.