Phil Hardy: The music industry in 5 years' time

The record industry in five years time: smaller, much smaller, but profitable

The collection societies in five years time: fewer, far fewer

The preferred storage and delivery format for recorded music in five years time: the encrypted card with the world’s repertoire will start to challenge downloads. The CD will still stumble on

The leading players in five years time: managers and music publishers, who will be able to offer exclusive access to and enhanced versions of the works of their artists; most of the other players will become secondary agents

The survivors in five years time: artists

Those who won’t be around in five years time: audio streaming companies.

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