The common theme is that all help to disintermediate the top down process that has historically dominated the music industry- and put theability to identify innovation in the hands of the consumer.
Throughout history theability to communicate has supercharged our rate of innovation, has boosted our collective intelligence, and has worked to expand our individual freedoms and capabilities.
But government does have theability to spark innovation, to support the research, the scientific discovery, that has always led to breakthroughs and new products.