Analyst: Music industry should help people share music

Courtesy CNET Tech blog  Tue, 02/19/2008 - 1:10pm

Hey, Mr. Music Executive: scrap your preoccupation with CD sales and start looking for ways to help people share, yes share music, focus more on developing and profiting from artists, and forget about subscription services and ad-supported music.

These are the conclusions of James McQuivey, a Forrester analyst, according to

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