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How The Music Industry Is Killing Music And Blaming The Fans

Wyndham Wallace, The Quietus, 24 May 2011

While the industry continues to blame illegal downloading for its financial woes, it's musicians who are paying the price while being forced to work harder than ever. But label inertia means culture itself is at stake, and even democracy could suffer…

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