tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post4061480562552136355..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Guess who's killing music now?David Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-65023916839217327812008-01-14T16:13:00.000+00:002008-01-14T16:13:00.000+00:00You're usually right on the mark, so it's somewhat...You're usually right on the mark, so it's somewhat disappointing that you have left this one out there when others have dug deeper to expose a "news story" that was simply bad journalism. <BR/><BR/>See, for instance <BR/>http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9839897-7.html?tag=nefd.top<BR/><BR/>More generally, I don't consider the RIAA the fount of all wisdom, but I am not clear what its critics would have it do. It is an industry trade association. Should it simply issue a press release publicly advising the record industry that attempts to protect its investment are either immoral or, at least, doomed to failure, and the industry should collectively get into an honest business like video games?<BR/><BR/>If the RIAA didn't do what it could to prevent file-sharing, it might well be sued by artists. Forget sympathy for the record companies, if you will, but if we're critical, let's at least be constructive and suggest ways in which recording artists, not all of which are richer than Croesus, can be protected. And please, let it not include the NPR inspired begging bowl of "trust in the goodness of people to donate in appreciation of your efforts."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-70499429232994870382008-01-03T18:30:00.000+00:002008-01-03T18:30:00.000+00:00Just ignore them, they'll be gone soonJust ignore them, they'll be gone soonMikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639836396121576665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-22490406707365469282007-12-31T10:20:00.000+00:002007-12-31T10:20:00.000+00:00Interesting article David. This quote from your li...Interesting article David. This quote from your link sums the sorry situation up well; <BR/><I>'The RIAA's legal crusade against its customers is a classic example of an old media company clinging to a business model that has collapsed. Four years of a failed strategy has only "created a whole market of people who specifically look to buy independent goods so as not to deal with the big record companies," Beckerman says. <B>"Every problem they're trying to solve is worse now than when they started."</B>'</I><BR/>What a dismal, neurotic environment the music biz now is. <BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!office pesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15516888180507856752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-37201689187751804812007-12-31T09:33:00.000+00:002007-12-31T09:33:00.000+00:00Music industry lawyers in the UK have also been tr...Music industry lawyers in the UK have also been trying to get into the act by accusing Kwik-Fit of infringing musical copyright. And the offence? Allowing employees to listen to the radio at work.<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7029892.stmjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989019796373639502noreply@blogger.com