José Bowen: Beethoven The Businessman

Every Tuesday, the LIVS is highlighting another TED Talk About Music, The Arts & Creativity.

Think pirated music began with Napster and P2P file sharing at the turn of the 21st Century? Think again... José Bowen tackles the music business from a very different perspective, focusing on the turn of the 19th Century and the revolutionary printing technologies and instruments that changed the game forever. He argues that the the modern music industry can trace its roots to Beethoven...