It’s been a little over a month since the The Pirate Bay was blocked in the UK due to a court order. The block was meant to cut down on the amount of file-sharing happening across the Internet, but it seems to have had the reverse effect for now. Now a UK ISP has come out against the court order.

According to ISPreview, business ISP Fluidata is not a big fan of the The Pirate Bay IP blockade. Back when the court order was originally issued, Virgin Media expressed their disappointment, but only said that there were better ways to combat piracy. Fluidata on the other hand comes out swinging by pointing out the outdated business model that runs the music industry. Andi Soric, account manager for Fluidata had this to say:

“That the record label business model is ‘out of date’ is a point that scarcely needs to be made. The twin pillars that upheld it; the reliance of artists on record labels to produce music, and consumer demand for cassettes/CD’s, have crumbled at alarming speed under the weight of file sharing and distribution of content, and although efforts have been made by these companies to embrace the internet age and find ways to charge for digital music, the industry still rests on precarious foundations.

While the internet has disadvantaged record labels, it is important to remember it hasn’t necessarily been a negative to the music industry. To the contrary, British artists such as Ed Sheeran, Jessie J and even American superstars such as Justin Bieber (my personal favorite) can be thankful to the internet for their current career success.

Self-made artists can now upload audio and use media platforms such as YouTube and MySpace to broadcast their talent to millions of people at virtually no cost. In my view, this can only be positive for music and society as a whole and makes you wonder how many stars have been missed in the last 50 years due to the costs attached to recording and distributing music.”

Ignoring that Soric is a fan of Justin Bieber for a minute, he has a point. The Internet has completely changed the game of how we create and consume music. I have found so many new artists that would have only been possible thanks to the Internet. That doesn’t mean that we as music consumers want to stop listening to the music produced by the industry. I love the major pop stars just like everybody else who isn’t a hipster. The point is that the music industry, like the television and movie industry, must provide alternative methods for us to enjoy music.

That being said, I will say the efforts of services like Spotify have definitely helped to modernize the music industry. Compared to movies and television, the music industry is already way ahead thanks to free streaming services. Here’s hoping the MPAA and television industries can work out a deal to have their content available via all major video streaming services.