Music industry goes from worries to panic

Ever heard about Internet2? The inter university network that allows you to download a movie whithin a couple of minutes and a song in less than 20 seconds. If you haven't, you probably will soon, over and over again.

According to Washington Post the network has become very popular among students for file-sharing because of the speed. And no wonder. This sounds like convenience! But this is also something RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has found out and they are showing it by sueing 405 students at 18 US universities for illegal actions such as copying and sharing movies and music.

"This is an emerging epidemic," RIAA President Cary Sherman said yesterday. "We cannot allow a zone of lawlessness where the normal rules do not apply."

Normal ruels do not apply? It's your business model that doesn't apply!! And you haven't got it have you? Like in every normal business, customers are innovators. They use available technlogy to benefit from increased quality, higher performance, less lead-time or lower costs. Most other business understands that at that is what drives the economy forward.

Why are the music and movie industries uncapable to understand this?

Probably because they never have cared about the customer. And that's why a latent hate against the industries now has turned into a deep acceptance of every action that violates the industry. This will go on until they get it - innovate or die!

Now, where can I get this Internet2?