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.
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Music and the Internet.
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Sound recordings -- Pirated editions.
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MP3 (Audio coding standard) -- History.
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Genre/Form |
History.
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Reading nook.
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ISBN |
9781847923363 (trade paperback) |
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1847923364 (trade paperback) |
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9781847922823 (hardback) |
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1847922821 (hardback) |
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