If the kind of technological developments that have happened in the past few years continues then it is hard to imagine any limitations for music technologies. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future-Music stated that they didn't expect CD sales to decrease a huge amount, that they were not "astronomically" high anyway and that people who are naturally CD buyers for their CD collection will remain buying CDs. They also predict a change in the way that music stores like HMV sell their music and that they have to if they wish to remain in the music industry. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future of music states that if the music industry wishes to survive its "battle" against the internet and file-sharing then they will have to navigate their way around the audience's "simple urge to exercise their available freedoms."
The future of the music industry is, however, in doubt. If the amount of piracy that is happening continues and new artists that come through do not get record deals because of the lack of CD buying, then this is going to encourage free downloads to be able to publicise their music.
The future of technologies such as podcasting are bright because the future technoloogy will allow podcasts to not only be downloaded onto iPods and MP3 players but also onto mobile phones. This will provide the ultimate, personalised, on-demand media.
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