For years, we have watched the music business (really the
‘record business’) die along with the music industry. It’s been like a slow
motion crash you can’t turn your eyes away from.
Lately, I’ve been reading a great book called “Appetite for Self-Destruction: The
Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age”. One humorous
part talks about the RealNetworks people who went to different labels including
Sony, MCA, and EMI to offer them the ability to monetize digital files in the mid-to-late
90’s.
