Lily Allen and The File-Sharers

Been reading this afternoon that Lily Allen has proclaimed herself the saviour of the music industry. She's going to step up and make sure those file-sharers pay for what they're doing to the music industry! But she's kind of missing the point from where I'm standing. Cutting off connections to people who download music illegally is a big big move to make. But what's it going to change? Nothing for the better that's for sure. Where are people going to hear new music? These here interwebs is where the majority of all new bands get broken. Taking that away is surely a bad move. It's alright to punish those people who upload countless albums they don't even listen to, they are just abusing the system. But some people can't afford a new record, but will make the effort to go to a show or contribute some other way. It's time to evolve or die for the music industry, you can't just cut off people's internet and then expect them to trudge back into HMV and start buying over-priced £15 CDs. It's a ridiculous prospect, especially when you've got the avenues of music release that Radiohead opened up. As well as the fantastic program that is Spotify. These are the things people should be looking into, not draconian responses. Face it, the music industry was too slow to deal with the internet revolution in how media is distributed and now they're paying the price. I don't feel that people who are ahead of the curve should have to pay for the mistakes of those left behind. On a final note, Lily's campaign is bringing out the big-hitters. Take That, James Blunt, Keane and even fucking Spandau Ballet. So all the ones who struggled through the underground music scene yeah? The internet has made many bands who they are today. Look at the Arctic Monkeys for christ's sake, did you not even get a clue then that a band who had a number one single through internet hype alone? I hope Mandelson's bill does not come to pass. But undoubtedly, we're in dark times.