Thursday, November 30, 2006

Why the Recording Industry is in Big Trouble; a Continuing Series

Great priorities and a desire to alienate customers:
Universal Music Group Chief Executive Doug Morris said on Tuesday he may try to fashion an iPod royalty fee with Apple Computer Inc. in the next round of negotiations in early 2007.
Link.

Of course they're in trouble. No focus. easier and cheaper than ever for an act to go straight into distribution. And what does a label do? Marketing -- really lousy marketing. How much new music do you hear? I don't mean the same old acts' new tracks, I mean really new music. So what do the labels have to offer? Less and less.... Getting a licensing fee on MP3 players....

And, hey, look, her' one of the RIAA's priorities...!
An elderly survivor of Hurricane Rita, Ms. Rhonda Crain, has been sued by the RIAA in Beaumont, Texas, in SONY v. Crain.

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