mjzee Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 As the music industry struggles to find its way in the digital era, it is seeing unlikely trailblazers in the likes of Beethoven, Mozart and Bach. Last year, the classical-music charts were dominated by two distribution companies: the world's largest record label and a five-year-old, Stockholm-based digital company with 43 employees, no performers under contract and virtually no profile in the broader music business. The contrast between the giant Universal Music Group and the tiny X5 Music Group AB offers insight into the future of music distribution. Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904009304576534711415540824.html#ixzz1cwcT8y5Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 This interests me but I can't read more without subscribing to the WJS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Let me know if you can open this link: WSJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) That one leads back to the paywall. Try the first link here: https://www.google.com/search?q=As+the+music+industry+struggles+to+find+its+way+in+the+digital+era%2C+it+is+seeing+unlikely+trailblazers+in+the+likes+of+Beethoven%2C+Mozart+and+Bach.&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Edited November 9, 2011 by JSngry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 That one leads back to the paywall. Try the first link here: https://www.google.com/search?q=As+the+music+industry+struggles+to+find+its+way+in+the+digital+era%2C+it+is+seeing+unlikely+trailblazers+in+the+likes+of+Beethoven%2C+Mozart+and+Bach.&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a In the google page, click "Cached" and you should see the whole page. Just don't hit "refresh". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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