I thought I wouldn’t add anything tonight, but as I was running through my last-call bookmarks, I noticed Jordon’s pointer to Mark Cuban on the music industry. I was explaining all this to Ryan the other day — the industry has chosen exactly the worst approach to the opportunity that the digital transition affords everyone, and at every turn they embed themselves more deeply in their failing business model. Pirates aren’t killing music; executives are.
Speaking of that, I told my brother about the fruits of our discussion and he was quite pleased, if a bit xenophobic.
-R
Your final sentence gives the impression that pirates and executives are distinct categories.