Radiohead confirm the death of the music business

Article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/12/radiohead-death-music-business
Radiohead’s release of their 7^th album In Rainbows in 2007 proves that the music business is dead, according to the writer of the article. Free of their major label, Radiohead announced their new album ten days before its release and let the fans decide what they wanted to pay for it on their website, successfully eliminating every party involved between the band and their listeners, which resulted in the money being transferred to the band directly. They also gave the fans an option to order a 40 pound deluxe boxset. The period of ten days was too short to cause any leaked material, and this resulted in fans being eager for the actual release of the music, not for any leaked material. This is proof that the music industry has been dead for a long time, because the release date of the album was finally about the music, not about being able to get the music for free.
Opinion:
I was intrigued by Radiohead’s move to release their album in their own way back in 2007, and downloaded the album for 2 Euro. I, too, was actually very excited about the music, and the way Radiohead decided to offer their music to their fans appealed to me. I do have to say I have a huge weakness for these kind of things, being a music fanatic and romantic. Although  I have downloaded the majority of my music library, I try to buy as much music legally as I can, as a support for the artists I love. I can be found often in the local record store, discussing music with other music lovers, and I notice these people are usually older, having lived in the time there was no such thing as illegal downloading of music. Radiohead’s move has pulled attention away from the downloading problem, back to music and maybe a solution to this problem leaving more attention for music, which should always be, the main topic of discussing when discussing the music industry.