Duels Over Recorded Music

The New York Times covered (after others had, to be fair) the growing battle between those who recorded live music in the past on television and radio shows and those who played it. In the rush for content to fill the ever widening maw of the intersection of telecommunications and entertainment, the gloves are coming off. But what it leaves me wondering is are any of the people looking for the content really asking their customers what they'd like? Or is this the same rush we saw on revenue-less dot com enterprises and the disappointment that mobile commerce became? One big mistake from which generations of managers don't seem to learn is that you can't make people want what you sell. Assuming that they'll want your wares is usually a losing game.