Democracy of Sound
Author | : Alex Sayf Cummings |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 0190254521 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780190254520 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Download or read book Democracy of Sound written by Alex Sayf Cummings and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Democracy of Sound' tells the story of the pirates, radicals, jazzbos, deadheads, and DJs who challenged the record industry for control of recorded sound throughout the 20th century. A political and cultural history, it shows how the primacy of 'intellectual property' gradually eclipsed an American political tradition that was suspicious of monopolies and favoured free competition.