Google the saviour of the music industry?

The Internet company Google presented its music service on Wednesday of last week, which operates in conjunction with the Internet music sites iLike and Lala. The daily Le Temps analyses the possible benefits to the music industry: "Will Google save the music industry? That is no doubt what certain directors of the big companies - those who bemoan the drop in CD sales and the unflagging piracy in the Internet - are hoping. ... The approach is commendable, since these well-known sites make it easy for users to broaden their musical universe. And it's conceivable that it will encourage them to buy more titles. So much for the carrot. And at the same time the stick is getting closer all the time. French lawmakers are trying to introduce a law restricting pirates' access to the Internet, and England is taking similar measures. The British government has confirmed that a bill will be voted on in November based on the same principle of progressive warnings followed by restricted access."

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