Apples Quote by Charles Stross

“If “piracy” means using value from someone else’s creative property without permission from that creator–as it is increasingly described today – then every industry…

— Lawrence Lessig

The journey of making money in music has changed a great deal and is now based on merchandising and just being very smart in…

— Liz Mitchell

It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.

— Steve Jobs

Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more difficult for artists to make money from…

— Lily Allen

The fact that file sharing goes on, and is as popular as it is, is an incredibly positive thing for the music industry. The…

— Dave Rowntree

The problem with ebook filesharing is simply one of scale. But I think the "piracy" problem is massively over-rated.

— Charles Stross

Concerning iTunes, the deals have mainly been done with the record companies. But the artists, with some exceptions, haven't been very well-represented. This is…

— Peter Gabriel

For some, music is a limitless source of cheap content, just waiting to be exploited.

— Mick Hucknall

CDs are clearly dying out, and it's going to be moving to an all-digital format. Along with it, you raise this interactivity with the…

— Girl Talk

We have to make the physical music a little more valuable instead of just having a download link and a bunch of songs you…

— Lupe Fiasco

It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know…

— Tom Petty

The world is changing, and the way we consume music is obviously changing. I was one of the biggest CD advocates you will find,…

— M. Shadows