Seriously though, the recording industry is a lot like the health care industry (at least in the U.S.). A lot of people have jobs because of how inefficient it is, and no one wants to lose their job, so groups lobby against change. It's only natural to want to protect your self-interest. However, that doesn't mean reform isn't necessary. So if they won't adapt, let them die. Industries serve needs, so if we simply don't need them, they'll have to adapt to fill some other need or cease to exist (vis-a-vis the "removable collar" industry around the end of the 19th century). As for the people that will be put out of the job as the market innovates its demand: life is a matter of adapting, too. If you make plastic foiled discs right now, consider figuring out how to make a car foil that shines like a CD. If you program Sony rootkits right now, apply for a job at Microsoft, they'd probably be dying to get a hold of someone with scruples in about the quantity you have. And finally, if you're a lawyer, consider finding an island, moving there, and staying there until the end of your days.
Oh and don't forget... Home Taping is Killing Music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Taping_is_Killing_Music



