Digital evolution of music business.(DIGITAL MEDIA CONFERENCE)

From: The Online Reporter | Date: July 11, 2008 | Copyright information

"It's not all about a free world. Music may be delivered for free but it will be funded, sponsored and underwritten. It may be brought to you by Coca-Cola. But music will continue to thrive because without it all we'll do is sit around and hum."

That was how moderator Tad Cohen, managing partner of TAG Strategic, set the ball rolling for this session of the Digital Media Conference as he traced the digitization of the music business over the last 11 years, the Napster ph...

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