“At the beginning of the digital revolution it was common to say that digital was killing music,” said Edgar Berger, chief executive of the international arm of

“At the beginning of the digital revolution it was common to say that digital was killing music,” said Edgar Berger, chief executive of the international arm of Sony Music Entertainment. Now, he added, it could be said “that digital is saving music.” This is what I want to hear from music executives, along with other commentary in the article that mentions subscription services like Spotify. The sooner the industry realises that what customers want is ease of access, above and beyond piracy, and that piracy isn't actually a threat if you give customers what they want, then the sooner we can get beyond this war on digital media that's been a blight on computing for the last decade.