I do not think that the emergence of the digital download signals the end of the music industry for several reasons. Firstly, with the emergence of every new technology for the consumption of music there has been an immediate fear that this technology would lead to the end of the music industry. When the compact cassette first released for popular commercial use, it was the first official threat to the profitability of the music industry and was taken so seriously that it spurred the British Phonographic Industry into starting its first anti piracy campaign. The cassette tape did not however cause any great damage to the music industry and in fact left no lasting imprint on the music industry at all. The digital age although perhaps creating a wider market for piracy will never lead to the end of the music industry.