The Future of Music Policy

The NY Times has a summary of this year’s Future of Music Policy conference. There are still many issues to be weighed, and no one has yet figured out a viable model. I recently finished reading the book Hit Men, which covers the music industry through 1990. The comment that Congress is looking into payola yet again shows that things have not changed.

Truly, music does not need to be as expensive as it is. The cost of music today is largely the cost of putting specific music in front of you, via radio play, magazine and television advertisements, and placements in stores.