Comments on: POWER TO THE PEOPLE! http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/04/02/power-to-the-people/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:22:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/04/02/power-to-the-people/comment-page-1/#comment-15280 Sean P Aune Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:21:07 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/?p=1001#comment-15280 Yeah, the fact EMI is part of the RIAA is what has me puzzled. Are they splitting from the organization? Is this a sign the RIAA is going to give up the fight? The next few months should be interesting to watch. Yeah, the fact EMI is part of the RIAA is what has me puzzled. Are they splitting from the organization? Is this a sign the RIAA is going to give up the fight? The next few months should be interesting to watch.

]]> By: Luis http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/04/02/power-to-the-people/comment-page-1/#comment-15273 Luis Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:34:25 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/?p=1001#comment-15273 So it seems that Jobs had something going on when he posted that anti-DRM screed after all. Good for him. Though you get only so many points for seeing and working for the bleeding obvious, even despite all the industry pressure to maintain the illusion of a crisis. Though, funny thing here--EMI <em>is</em> the RIAA, or at least part of it. It'll be interesting to see if this is a rift, a break, or the start of an industry turnaround of sorts. After all, their lawsuits have been hitting snags as people start to fight back more and more. So it seems that Jobs had something going on when he posted that anti-DRM screed after all. Good for him. Though you get only so many points for seeing and working for the bleeding obvious, even despite all the industry pressure to maintain the illusion of a crisis.

Though, funny thing here–EMI is the RIAA, or at least part of it. It’ll be interesting to see if this is a rift, a break, or the start of an industry turnaround of sorts. After all, their lawsuits have been hitting snags as people start to fight back more and more.

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