[ae_keji]

While I agree tech is hurting music, the recording industry has been ripping off artists since records were popular. The entirety of Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, for example, is about artists not making any money off their music[1], and it was released shortly after the ARPANET was created. The biggest change with digital music piracy is that record companies are also earning less.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lola_Versus_Powerman_and_the_M...

[6stringmerc]

Another case that I think shows the music industry likes to have things both ways was the Eminem digital sales vs. licenses lawsuit that got settled privately (I mention elsewhere but here's a link):

http://www.spin.com/2012/10/universal-settles-influential-em...

Not to mention the industry wants all its aging / legacy acts to not think about how sound recordings before 1972 may be eligible for return to the creators rather than the business enterprise that owns them currently. It's complicated but financially worth the trouble for some!