storing online music brought down MP3.com (Score 1)

MP3.com arrived on the internet scene in force in 1999. It shook up the record industry with artists having the ability to directly communicate and market to listeners. It was ahead of its time it even paid artists for the number of listens and downloads they had. The offered a service so listeners could upload their music to MP3.com so wherever they travel they can access their own music. Listeners could even buy CDs from stores and have them digitally stored on MP3.com before the physical CD was delivered to their house. Most of the major labels saw the value and went along. Universal did not and sued and won the settlement forced MP3.com to sell ownership to Universal. Suddenly Universal artists dominated the site and royalties for downloads of indie artists were reduced to nearly nothing. If the court would not have sided with Universal regarding music storage, the music scene now could be very different. So dont be to shocked about the Japanese situation, its the same here.