But even downloading, which opens the intriguing question of whether you own or lease a digital file (more on that in a future column), may be a thing of the future past: left in the dust as streaming becomes ever more available, reliable, and cheaper.

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That helps avoid a painful court review of the takeover but opens the door for enterprising lawyers to file suit and then claim the subsequent increase in price came about because of their paperwork.

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