The ruling sent shockwaves through the music industry as the decision allows Spain's 16 million internet users to swap music without being punished. Spanish recording industry federation Promusicae says it will appeal against the decision.

Meanwhile, the manager of the rock groups Clash and Pink Floyd is quoted as saying

They [the big label managers] don't [believe in DRM]. Not anymore.

And that was done by Sony BMG - what the fuck was that [rootkit DRM] about? The other was iTunes - and they've seen how kids don't like it. The unitary payment doesn't suit the technology, it doesn't suit how they're actually using downloads - which is to explore and move around. You don't want to pay a dollar for each track when you want to explore music.

"But he's also optimistic that for almost everyone else [except the big labels] - indie labels, musicians, songwriters and budding entrepreneurs - as well as network providers - the future's going to be pretty bright."

And so am I. And no, I don't think they should "go out and sell more T-shirts." There are a lot of better revenue generating models, although none quite so lucrative as Jenner's proposal for government tax financing.