Bono Speaks against File Sharing

Bono believes that the age of the Internet has "emasculated rather than liberated artists."

U2 frontman Bono told USA Today that the government will only take radical measures to combat illegal file sharing when TV shows and films become just as easily shared as music.

The artist expressed what he sees as a current dramatic situation very emphatically "From punk rock to hip-hop, from heavy metal to country, musicians walk along with a smile and jump like lemmings into the abyss," he said. "The music business has been thrown to the dogs legislatively."

"People think people like me are overpaid and overnourished, and they're not wrong," says Bono. "What they're missing is, how does a songwriter get paid? There's no space for a Cole Porter in the modern age."

Perhaps we should see music beyond these changes – even if the way in which the public comes into contact with it has changed.

"It's not the place for rich rock stars to ask for more money, but somebody should fight for fellow artists, because this is madness. Music has become tap water, a utility, where for me it's a sacred thing, so I'm a little offended."

Although he makes a good point which I think we can all understand and respect the manner in which music industry together with their law enforcing agencies understand to fight file-sharers is just not the right way to go. Whether we like it or not the digital age is not going to disappear but actually further develop and people have just come to want their music, movies, TV shows, games available to them (and for sharing) this way and unfortunately for the entertainment industry the change in approach, perspective and the effort to adapt will have to come from them. The sooner they will accept that the better for everyone.