How music got free
Subtitle: the inventor, the mogul, and the thief
By: Stephen Witt
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780099590071
Subjects: Downloading of data; Corrupt practices; MP3 (Audio coding standard); Sound recording industry; Music and the Internet; Music trade; Sound recordings; Pirated editions; Economic aspects; History
Description: What links Taylor Swift to a factory worker? Kanye West to a German engineer? Beyonce to a boardroom mogul? They've all changed the face of the music business, in the most unexpected ways. How Music Got Free is the incredible true story of how online piracy and the MP3 revolutionised the way our world works, one track at a time.
Notes: First published in Great Britain as: How music got free : what happens when an entire generation commits the same crime? London : The Bodley Head, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.