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POPSThe Generational Divide in Copyright Morality I don’t pretend to know what the solution to the file-sharing issue is. (Although I’m increasingly convinced that copy protection isn’t it.) I do know, though, that the TV, movie and record companies’ problems have only just begun. Right now, the customers who can’t even *see* why file sharing might be wrong are still young. But 10, 20, 30 years from now, that crowd will be *everybody*. What will happen then?
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POPSGood for Radiohead! I respect them so much for giving us the choice to pay or not, and it seems that everyone does benefit in the end!
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POPSApple iTunes Sales Top 3 Billion Before the iTunes Music Store launched in the spring of 2003, who would have possibly thought that in four years, Apple would become such a huge force in the music world? Today only Wal-Mart and Best Buy sell more music. It's absolutely fantastic growth, particularly considering how the overall music industry is in a slump. It's a testament to the company's foresight --and should give serious pause to any iPhone naysayers. Steve Jobs has a way of getting in front of trends, and if he could make a music store work, maybe he can find success in the telecom world, too. -David M. Ewalt
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POPSRadiohead Make 10 Million From 'In Rainbows'? I am loving this idea of a free-market for musicians. Radiohead took a chance in letting fans pay whatever they saw fit for a download of their lastest album and they made bank doing it. Not to mention the fact that the fans get the gratification of knowing any money they spent goes directly to Radiohead. I think they've set the new standard for how music and musicians market themselves.
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POPSSteve Jobs' iTunes dance I love the brand and the little detail put into each product: the Cover Flow in iTunes, the proximity sensor on the awaited iPhone, the recently featured 2-finger scrolling trackpad viewed at cnettv.com, and even the magnetic power cord. But this DRM-thing...