The record labels have been making a big stink for at least a decade about how file-sharing is driving artists to the poorhouse, but I’ve always been skeptical of that. The most popular ones might be suffering — maybe — but the vast majority of artists (I know a few) could only benefit from more exposure. The latest news makes it pretty clear that the only ones really suffering are the labels themselves.

I just can’t feel sorry for an industry that’s well known for screwing the artists as well as the general public. It’s not completely dead yet, but it has been rotting for a long time.

(Via LifeHacker)