SO WHAT IF THEY’RE BIG

The Time Warner/EMI merger creates the largest record company in the world. But the business is falling apart, and all the mega-mergers in the world don’t fix the problems confronting the commercial recording business. It’s all just circling the wagons. – The Economist 01/29/00

  • ANYTIME, ANYWHERE: MP3 downloads that turn your computer into a stereo with instant access. The old ways are dead. – Boston Globe 01/28/00

  • WE NEED YOUR HELP, says MP3 to its users. If enough of you get free music, maybe the courts will back off. – Wired 01/28/00