The digital music-copying phenomenon isn’t hurting music outside the big pop genres. Indeed, the ability of small do-it-yourselfers has been a blessing. “Now, a substantive majority of music that merits repeated listening—whether classical, jazz, or even alternative rock and so-called world music (another meaningless genre name), is being released only on independent labels. And, ironically, many important back-catalog items once issued by the majors are only available now on independent label imprints, which these labels have painstakingly licensed from the majors.”