Re: A*holes all
"I would take issue with the statement that google were the new man, just like the old but worse."
There's a rather valid reasoning behind that statement. Record companies of old used to make big investments into the future market. They searched actively for new and promising artists, nurtured them in many ways - access to recording facilities, professional guidance, lots of pocket money, advertising, distribution, etc. This really helped young musicians to get going. Albeit for a lion's share of the future income.
Digital model seems cheaper, as new bosses take a cut of around 30% (iTunes model), but... they sell only existing music and bugger else! Nothing from their cut goes to the yet-unknown artists, aka the future of music. They just reap and do not sow. That is the problem here. Maybe it'll change, maybe not, but it's definitely a massive disruption.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
