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Article: Liberation Musicology.(free download of music, analysis)(Brief Article)(Column)
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- The Nation
- Article date:
- March 12, 2001
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The recording industry has been celebrating the supposed defeat of Napster. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the grant of a preliminary injunction that may well have the effect of closing the service down completely and ending the commercial existence of Napster's parent (that is, unless the record companies agree to an implausible deal Napster has proposed). But despite appearances, what has happened, far from being a victory, is the beginning of the industry's end. Even for those who have no particular stake in the sharing of music on the web, there's value in understanding why the "victory" over Napster is actually a profound and irreversible ...