Independent Authors: Enemies Through The Gate

Dear Publishaurus: It's over.

You had a good run. As gatekeepers, you were able to determine what was "good" or "bad". You mercilessly sheared artists for the bulk of their rightful funds, and you did so all while demanding that the clamoring masses come to you in your shrine (New York) in order to reinforce this system.

Then came Napster.

I can draw a direct line between the immolation of the music industry and the ongoing crumbling of what has been a model of archaic business practice-- the pu...