Come le case discografiche hanno lottato contro l'innovazione e l'arte
Letters to the business editor: 5/3/05:
Il prof scrive a Cary Sherman, della RIAA: "I teach students how, historically, the major recording labels have dominated the recording industry, refusing to record some of America's greatest artists, including Louis Armstrong. (His first recordings were manufactured by a former piano company in Indiana, which was sued by the major labels of the day for patent infringement.) Mr. Sherman, is this an example of 'a climate where creativity is valued' that you are seeking?
My students also learn how the broadcasting industry, dominated by NBC and CBS, ignored recording technology until the NBC monopoly was broken up by the FCC. The innovations in magnetic recording for broadcast introduced by the struggling ABC were a major step forward, enabling the modern recording industry and even modern computer technology. Mr. Sherman, was the monopolistic suppression of innovation the 'responsible use of network resources' you are seeking?"
La storia si ripete.
