As a denizen of the net in the time period covered, and a lover of music (for research purposes, of course) this book was amazing in bringing together the time and places and people that made that possible. From the invention of the mp3 to the bastard RIAA to Pirate Bay, these were times I too remember pretty fondly, especially as a lover of music and curious as to where technology was going. I didn't have the CD burner, or the job at a pressing plant, but I did have a fat T1 pipe (thanks, college!) and was on the periphery of the community detailed here.

The author does a great job at weaving the story with appropriate context and historical notes, and it is engaging and easy to follow. I've recommended it to the music heads I know, as well as the geeks, but that Venn diagram is pretty much a circle because of this time.