[George W. Bush]

If copyright falls apart that era will end. Of course eventually ALL eras end, that's how eras work. I'd just rather not be the generation that ushered in that particular end.

You mean gangsta rap will die? This is a bad thing?

Maybe disco or punk will make a comeback then. Well, one form of nasty music from anti-American Lefties is enough to kill at a time...

[discostu]

Not only does gangsta rap die, but so does Toby Kieth. Basically without the centralized channels music will become regional, like micro-brews. Each area will have popular bands, some might manage to go national in a big way like Sam Adams but most won't be known more than a couple of states away from home. The good news of this is Clear Channel will die a miserable death. The bad news is there won't be song that define a time and a place for the nation like there has been the last 40 years.

Disco was just bastardized funk. Funk made a comeback for a while with Dr. John in resurgence and Red hot Chile Peppers (who basically do heavy metal funk) but seems to be down again. Punk is still holding together pretty well, it is the music of the X-Games circuit.