Even though mp3s don’t trigger the fear and loathing they once did within the record business, last week’s leaks show that the compressed digital files are still capable of causing significant headaches. As for leaks themselves: in their current form as a technological byproduct of demand for music, they date back at least to Dylan. If there’s a strong enough desire to hear something, those with access will cobble together tools to extract music from its private, pre-release circulation period, regardless of the artist’s or label’s wishes. If you follow the data released by Nielsen, you’re well aware that music consumption is distinctly trending away from…well, consumption, with sales of digital files and CDs-the sources of leaks themselves-giving way to self-contained access points like Spotify and Pandora.
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