According to research, which was carried out by the University of Hertfordshire on behalf of the music body, 75 percent of teens also admitted to sending digital music files by e-mail, Bluetooth, Skype, or MSN to friends and family, while 86 percent revealed that had copied CDs for friends.

I don’t understand this, but I guess I’m an old guy, an alien of sorts.  And I guess I’m biased being a songwriter & recording artist.  So many hate DRM, feel it is an invasion–yet what about the invasion on the rights of the copyright holders?

That’s the disadvantage of the intangible asset.  The ease of duplication, just about cost-free duplication.  How in the world do you control this?  RIAA tried to get in and re-educate, intimidate.  I think the winners, like Kenny Chesney, get in and flat-out get the fans fanatical.  Then the tangible, yet ancillary merchandise gets purchased.  Then again, I wonder who tracks piracy of logo/brand on t-shirts and so on.

One of the side effects of our technofied world.  But the losses for the rights holders are anything but virtual.  : (