People are still buying hundreds of millions of CDs. I expect that big record companies and their big stars will find a way to protect their profits. Big business always finds a way to protect the income. I think the internet is not yet a good tool for the average music fan to discover great new music. Download times for all formats are just too slow for a quick listen.
Many formats provide very poor quality that can make good songs sound very unpleasant.
The internet has enormous numbers of aspiring artists all selling their music to whoever they can attract. I find the majority of the music on the radio to be pretty dull. I disagree with people who claim this is a recent development. Listening to the radio for good new music has always been frustrating for me. Also, I don't care for some of the new styles of music.