[malandrew]

I really wish we'd start calling it the music distribution industry instead of the music industry. Except for the musicians and the recording studios, it's never been about music. For everyone else, i.e. the overwhelming majority of those working in the industry, it's about sourcing a product an distributing it.

The "industry" is just a supply chain for auditory experiences, and when consumers became distributors as well, it cut out the supply chain folks. That is who is ultimately fighting back in all of this.