Contrary to arguments by the Recording Industry Association of America, this book posits major record labels led the change to digital music to strengthen profits. This updated edition explores both the transitions to the download era and the streaming era for recorded music.

Introduction
Part I: Transformations in the Recording Industry
Chapter One: Recording Industry in Transition
Chapter Two: The Expansion of Consumption in the Recording Industry
Part II: The State in Music
Chapter Three: Copyright: A Critical Exploration
Chapter Four: Critical Junctures
Part III: The Recording Industry and Labor
Chapter Five: Musician Labor
Chapter Six: Victims, Musicians, and Metallica
Part IV: Digital Distribution and Surveillance
Chapter Seven: Distribution Then and Now
Chapter Eight: Watching Music Consumption
Conclusion