[romey]

perhaps, but being paid _something_ if significantly better than getting nothing at all -- let us not forget that in their heyday, CD prices went up to $15-$18 apiece, and people paid because there was simply no other option.I seriously doubt that the record industry wants to made obsolete to everyone but the few vinyl enthusiasts that are still out there.

[wmf]

This raises the question of whether Netflix/Spotify/etc. are replacing piracy or DVDs/CDs. If it's mostly the latter, the industry should wait for the old system to finish collapsing before embracing the new one.