hobbled by a legacy

Music As expected, Spotify are changing their database to reflect local licenses so that all of the world's music won't necessarily be available to all of the world:

"The changes are being made so that we implement all the proper restrictions that are required by our label deals. Some tracks will be restricted from play in certain countries, this means that if you share tracks with friends who are in other countries it’s possible that they won’t be able to listen to them. The reason for this is that our agreements contain strict rules as to what tracks can and can’t be played in various countries that we are now capable of implementing. These restrictions are a legacy from when most music was sold on tapes and CDs and they have continued over into streaming music, our hope is that one day restrictions like this will disappear for good."

Which means that a digital invention is again being hobbled by a legacy of rules from the era before. Seems very unfair that I can buy an imported album from Amazon but can't actually listen to it through a service like this, especially since we're now supposed to have a global economy.