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Amazon MP3 fuels indie gloom

 
Not exactly retail therapy Do you remember when the internet was supposed to "empower" new businesses, sweep away cartels and monopolies, and give a voice to the little guy? Well, unless you view increasing concentrations of power as a good thing, this week has been a bad one for the music economy.… (link)

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