The music industry: As with publishing, today’s dominant music companies are software
companies: Apple’s iTunes (www.apple.com/itunes), Spotify (www.spotify.com), and Pandora
(www.pandora.com). Traditional record labels now exist largely to provide those software
companies with content. In mid-2013, the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) continues to fi ght battles over copyright infringement and the illegal download and
sharing of digital music fi les.