cjazzlee 's review for:

How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy by Stephen Richard Witt

5.0

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Excellent sleuthing and storytelling by author Witt. Provides a glimpse into the technical/scientific side of audio encoding, how warez forums and pirating happens, as well as a look into the ways of the music industry in contemporary times. Is a little bit heroic in the way Witt presents the little man making a huge impact that threatens the big corporate conglomerate global interests. A great history from both a technical and cultural perspective.

I actually listened to this book on audio, read by the author, and found him to be a terrific narrator.