The Guardian

Music execs stuck in old time rock'n'roll

It is May 9 1996, and you are a Senior Executive at a Very Big Record Label, in charge of Future Developments. This "internet" thing is being talked about a lot, and people are wondering whether it could be the start of some sort of revolution - in years to come, might people actually download music, in the way that they do software, directly over the net? Rather than buying on the CDs that have made you rich - and paid for that second home on the beach up the coast from Los Angeles - might people move to downloading music instead? And would it be bad news if they do? (11/05) More