Rearchitecting the music business

Up way too late tonight writing a paper for a course I’m taking on Information Ethics for my Masters of Library and Information Science program. Just when I thought I was totally burned out on this paper I came across this terrific article at First Monday by UM professor Robert Frost (not the poet, though he does get royalties), about getting rid of record labels to alleviate the ridiculous cycle of legal litigation over illegal access and distribution of copyrighted music.
If the article’s a bit too heavy for you, listen to the podcast which “investigates how the music industry’s various stakeholders — from record companies, to musicians, to radio — are adapting to the online environment” and realize how fascinating library and information science can be.