Twenty years ago, this year, the iTunes Store was launched. It provided us all with 200,000 of the world's favorite tracks, for only $0.99 a song. Apple sold 1 Million tracks in their first week (and 100M a year later). But, the tech wasn't really there yet. While it was amazing that we could merely think of a song and then buy it, we lost something in the process. Unlike our physical goods (albums, 8-tracks, cassettes and CDs) — which allowed us to resell them at secondary marketplaces like ebay, swap meets and more — it was (and is) illegal to resell or even give away our iTunes music. Apple had made it legal to download our music. But, we only bought a license to play. Now, with streaming, we have zero ownership. If you don't pay, you don't play.