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The Beatles Yesterday and Today: An Allegory of the Role of Paid Content

An essay on the Beatles and their business model, which emphasized paid content, now called “toll-access” content. The question is how the Beatles would have been different if they had worked in an era where content was expected to be free.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Jul 6, 2012
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