On the contrary, it and other forms of culture are one of the main reasons for the existence of new transmission media like the Internet. We must resist views which diminish the vital role that music has to play. This may be legally accurate, but it suggests a future in which artists will be lost in a great chain of new technologies. The truth is that artists create. To make a living, they sell the works they create.
Record companies invest in the creators and their creations.
Together, artists and their record companies create culture. Copyright sustains creativity and culture. The answer is adequate copyright protection to control the use of our works and to prevent piracy of the repertoire which is the only real asset of any musical performer or songwriter. If we as creators have any real future, as Europe's culture moves into an online world, then there has to be an orderly regime for us to disseminate our works. The new legislation must make technology a friend and not an enemy of our creativity.