> what happened with piano rolls, with records, with radio, and with cable—isn’t that copyright holders squash the new technology. Instead, they cut a deal and

> what happened with piano rolls, with records, with radio, and with cable—isn’t that copyright holders squash the new technology. Instead, they cut a deal and start making money from it. > “History has shown that time and market forces often provide equilibrium in balancing interests,” Wu writes. It is completely braindead to argue that market forces had anything to do with compulsory licensing. It is a matter determined by courts in the public interest.