Apart from the labels issue, online music startups are one of the most thriving and diverse online ecosystems. There's a huge range of music startups, far more

Apart from the labels issue, online music startups are one of the most thriving and diverse online ecosystems. There's a huge range of music startups, far more than movie, tv, newspapers-related enterprises. It's an area that's adapted to the realities of online really quite quickly. If the labels don't adapt to this (and they have started to, in the form of ensuring they take a cut of tour and merchandise sales of artists) then independents will thrive because it's the only place people can get music from.