Young Swedish artists embrace filesharing
Although there is currently a clampdown on filesharing in Sweden, a large number of Swedish artists have said that they are in favor of filesharing. A survey of Swedish musicians found that 38% of them want filesharing to be legalized.
Thinking with more logic than record labels, the artists argue that filesharing could be used to promote their work. What’s interesting is that it’s the younger artists who are keen on filesharing. The older guys and gals say that about 80% of their profits have been lost to filesharing.
The young guns are willing to embrace filesharing and want to use it to enhance their careers. Some bands, like Lamont, have already benefited from filesharing. Lamont were featured on the front page of The Pirate Bay, leading to more than 100,000 downloads of their album.
It’s this kind of forward thinking that could make or break the way the music industry goes over the next few years.
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