Okay, I see your point. There may be a need for "the industry" in the future, but it will be a significantly reduced one. Too much money is spent on people who don't create value for the customer. As these people are removed, the price of music will fall, probably close to zero. Bands should make money by performing music, not by selling CDs. Packaged music (CDs) is a product of “the industry”, in the (near) future, packaged music will only be used to support concerts.