Charles Mann in Wired Magazine, restates the euphoricists’ case for the imminent dissolution of the recording industry. The recording industry is nearly 100 years old and has weathered dozens of existential threats – from the great depression to radio to cassette tapes. It is still with us. It will still be with us in 100 years time. I blogged the irritating robustness of the status quo here in July 2002.
In which I try, after 25 years of blogging, to drop my ironic stance a bit.