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Before Napster the music industry also had its gatekeepers: the recording companies: EMI-Odeon, Polygram, RCA, Warner Music, ... Online music piracy destroyed
by diego_moita 4y ago
Before Napster the music industry also had its gatekeepers: the recording companies: EMI-Odeon, Polygram, RCA, Warner Music, ...
Online music piracy destroyed them but then it created other gatekeepers: spotify, iTunes, YoutubeMusic...
This is just one anecdote, but I still don't believe we'll ever have absolute freedom of information. One way or the other gatekeepers sneak in.