[contextly_auto_sidebar id="vpKpOFraYmovKc1hoqt7x37XjxxamfNB"] WHAT would Teddy Roosevelt do? I know I'm not the only arts observer who wonders where the anti-trust boys -- the Department of Justice, for instance -- are when a tech company takes over an enormous share of a culture industry. Amazon owns about two thirds of the market for digital books, for example, and the DoJ ruled in favor of … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2, 2014
Can We Fix Music Streaming?
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="gqUq5BWr0TyCF2J8po7C3NUJDqWArzLu"] MOST of the complaints about music streaming so far have been about the way the new system leaves musicians out in the cold. But a new story looks at the way they frustrate listeners. as well. Ted Gioia -- jazz pianist, music historian, and avid listener of a wide range of music -- recently signed up for the Beats streaming service, … [Read more...]