The documentary we saw in class was very interesting and made me think about the different points and arguments raised by this issue, it also made me think about how downloading music is maybe the most common "crime" committed by people in the nation (possibly only second to jaywalking) and the enormous wave of fear that paralyzed most people downloading music illegally until the companies decided it wasn't worth the price to take all the people to court. Adding to the challenge of trying to stop illegal downloads is that the sheer number of people downloading music illegally makes it almost impossible to effectively combat it. My problem with the companies' efforts to prevent illegal downloading is that it's not so much an act of protection of the artists as much as a protection of their pockets (and to a much lesser extent the artist's). Truly, it also hurts the artist in the loss of a potential listener that may download a few songs illegally to get a preview but then go back and buy a whole album.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/music_industry sort of relates
https://beta.indabamusic.com/opportunities/cazzette-weapon-remix-contest/details
They're highly encouraging people to make remixes/mashups of their songs
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