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In the 21st digital century, Vivendi Universal (France), Sony BMG (Japan and Germany), EMI (Britain), and Warner Music (US), the Big 4 record companies which today represent corporate music, are far more famous for their failures, which are legion, than their successes, which are few.

Now, on Blender, Jon Dolan, Josh Eells and Fred Goodman offer the 20 Biggest Record Company Screw-Ups of All Time

“From turning down the Beatles to stomping Napster - the most ill-advised, foolhardy and downright idiotic decisions ever made by The Man,” they say.

Head over to Blender for the full, unexpurgated list but for now, below, in reverse order, are the headings...

Link here: http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15276


I can already reveal that the #1 mistake won't surprise any of you

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The big record companies have always tried to squeeze every last penny out of the very people who keep them in business - us, the music buying public.
Now we have a way of fighting back and not falling for their overpriced marketed hype, and they don`t like it.

The reason I and everyone else on here have turned to the Russian sites is because they offer the wide catalogue, choice of bit rates and realistic pricing that everyone wants.

Until the corporates realise this and rethink their ideas they cannot hope to compete.