So technology companies create new means of distribution, compelling enough that people will pay for music that can, and previously was, being obtained for free

So technology companies create new means of distribution, compelling enough that people will pay for music that can, and previously was, being obtained for free -- his complaint is that the tech companies don't take over the role of talent discovery too? He makes a convincing argument that things are worse than they used to be, but not that Apple et al are to blame.