Pete Townshend is wrong: iTunes is no digital vampire

YouTube and Grooveshark might rip off musicians – but not iTunes. The Who guitarist's John Peel lecture was off the markPete Townshend's John Peel lecture made him sound like a dinosaur wishing for the good ol' days. He said people who share music for free in the belief that cash will eventually filter down to artists are "in a kind of denial" – and he's right about that – but his attack on iTunes is misguided and directed at the wrong culprit.Townshend wants iTunes to employ A&R executive...

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