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Author Witt, Stephen, author

Title How music got free : what happens when an entire generation commits the same crime? / Stephen Witt
Published London : The Bodley Head, 2015

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Description 296 pages ; 24 cm
Summary "A blistering story of obsession, music, crime, and money. A story of visionaries, criminals and moguls. It's about the greatest pirate in history, the most powerful executive in the music business, and an illegal website four times the size of the iTunes."--Page [2] of cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-286) and index
Notes Published also as: How music got free : the end of an industry, the turn of the century, and the patient zero of piracy
Subject Sound recording industry.
Music and the Internet.
Sound recordings -- Pirated editions.
MP3 (Audio coding standard) -- History.
Genre/Form History.
Reading nook.
ISBN 9781847923363 (trade paperback)
1847923364 (trade paperback)
9781847922823 (hardback)
1847922821 (hardback)
Other Titles What happens when an entire generation commits the same crime?