It all started back when millions of people started using the internet for sharing content. The PirateBay, Megaupload, UTorrent and several other services allowed anyone in the world to listen to and download music for free. Artists were getting $0 from it. There was a shift in paradigm, so quick that the music industry was not providing any legal alternative rather than downloading 1 song for $0.99. Instead, they adopted a wrong defensive strategy, trying to shut websites down. This strategy...

It all started back when millions of people started using the internet for sharing content. The PirateBay, Megaupload, UTorrent and several other services allowed anyone in the world to listen to and download music for free. Artists were getting $0 from it. There was a shift in paradigm, so quick that the music industry was not providing any legal alternative rather than downloading 1 song for $0.99. Instead, they adopted a wrong defensive strategy, trying to shut websites down. This strategy...