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Mark Elliott / Noredindian's avatar

Fantastic article. Thank you. This bit “When protest gets popular, business moves in.” also seems relevant to the modern music industry per se - there seems to be less risk taking, having a punt on new bands/artists and giving them a leg up or testing the waters. Seems like they often wait until an artist is just about self-sufficient before stepping in and saying ‘we’ll take it from here’ so to speak.

Simon Napier-Bell's avatar

Very changed from how it used to be in terms of when the offer is made, though the risk is probably about the same - costs are higher and competition is greater. But that doesn't make corporations any more lovable. There's always a whiff of high priced incompetence about them.