Jorge
April 3rd, 2008, 02:00 PM
Former Google CIO also says that file-sharing may actually be a "good thing."
EMI may just be the record label that pulls the music industry kicking and screaming into the 21st century. After being acquired by private equity from Terra Firma in the middle of last year it was quick to slash jobs and cut costs associated with the old physical media distribution model. It then subsequently questioned not only the practice of suing its own customers, but in particular those that are single mothers, children, handicapped, disabled veterans, or even deceased. To this end it made the RIAA and IFPI copyright holder lobbying organizations justify EMI's continued membership in both.
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EMI may just be the record label that pulls the music industry kicking and screaming into the 21st century. After being acquired by private equity from Terra Firma in the middle of last year it was quick to slash jobs and cut costs associated with the old physical media distribution model. It then subsequently questioned not only the practice of suing its own customers, but in particular those that are single mothers, children, handicapped, disabled veterans, or even deceased. To this end it made the RIAA and IFPI copyright holder lobbying organizations justify EMI's continued membership in both.
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