The same younger generation that are engaging in piracy are those who would not have bought an artist's music in the first place. Piracy may actually be exposure for some artists and creates lifelong fans. Those fans may purchase merchandise or future albums as a result of having been able to hear the music for free.
As for top 40's music, I'm sure that those get enough pay from the radiostations that play it over and over.
And that's without considering how little of the money from music sales actually goes to the artist. The vast majority ends up with the record label and distributor. If you really want to support a band go to shows and buy merchandise where a lot more ends up with the artist.
I feel it's still spiting both but definitely more so to the label than the artist. I personally don't like piracy but agree that if someone is going to pirate they wouldn't have bought it in the first place.
The same younger generation that are engaging in piracy are those who would not have bought an artist's music in the first place. Piracy may actually be exposure for some artists and creates lifelong fans. Those fans may purchase merchandise or future albums as a result of having been able to hear the music for free.
As for top 40's music, I'm sure that those get enough pay from the radiostations that play it over and over.
And that's without considering how little of the money from music sales actually goes to the artist. The vast majority ends up with the record label and distributor. If you really want to support a band go to shows and buy merchandise where a lot more ends up with the artist.
So piracy is actually spiting the label and not the artist?
I feel it's still spiting both but definitely more so to the label than the artist. I personally don't like piracy but agree that if someone is going to pirate they wouldn't have bought it in the first place.