摘要
IT'S no coincidence that the record shops closing down around New York and London are being replaced by Internet cafes. Much of the world's music sales now happen in there after all, with netizens (sometimes) buying and uploading sound files to laptops and iPods. January's press releases from music companies have announced another disastrous year - 2006 - for CD sales.
China is ditching MP3 players for music mobile phone handsets. But is anyone paying for the music?IT’S no coincidence that the record shops closing down around New York and London are being replaced by Internet cafes.