Seems like this year’s Midem has been the ideal locale for rethinking a few preconceived notions about the monies involved in music. My (overly naïve) attempt at listing some possibilities for music businesses finds some support in the words of insight-master Jacques Attali. When I eventually read it, the first edition of Attali’s Bruits seemed uncannily prescient as to what came to be understood as the “Napster Revolution.” Haven’t read it yet, but IHT reports on Attali’s newest book forecasting “that all recorded music will be free in the next several decades.” According to this Voir interview with Attali (in French), the book provides a rare insight into some possible scenarios for new economic orders. Is Attali really not a member of the Global Business Network?<—b55390d8f8dbd4e5c5b4625e46f50d3f—>