The irony for me is that originally the music industry opposed playing music on the radio as a violation of their intellectual property rights. Now they pay to have their music distributed, recognizing the benefit of wider distribution.
On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 09:13:40AM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: > Is there a free-market economist out there who has defended the > institution of payola? > -- > Jim Devine > "Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and > leave the whole field to private industry." -- Joseph Heller. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
