"'I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the results of this evening's experiment -- astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be on record forever!'"(26) --Arthur Sullivan
"The telegraph was the first technology to establish information as a commodity by measuring it." (32)
"The phonograph industry, however, was to follow a different pattern from photography. The photograph, once it is printed, no longer needs the camera. In the case of the phonogram, the recording is of no use without the instrument to play it on. The difference is significant." (32)
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