What the big studios are interested in is regaining the iron-fisted control of content distribution that they enjoyed for the past century or so, and which they only recently lost. The fact they they’ll lose iTunes sales in the meantime is probably seen as an acceptable loss, if they can eliminate a massive distribution channel that is not under their thumb. They’ll never be able to replace iTunes themselves: they have the Medusa touch when it comes to anything new or innovative. But that’s probably okay from their perspective: face it, the record labels aren’t in the music business … they’re in the shiny plastic disc business.

These guys are sociopaths at best, and control is the name of the game. Steve Jobs and the success of iTunes took them completely by surprise. Of course, with their intrinsic lack-of-vision they’ll always be behind the eight-ball with disruptive technologies. Regardless, Jobs has far too big a stick for their taste, and they would like nothing better than to take it away from him.

Um, David? Last time I checked, Turner Broadcasting didn’t make a penny on the sale of televisions.

Campbell’s Soup proposes royalty fee on spoons…

Is that coming out of your mouth, or are you standing on your head?

ORLY?

Oh wait, nevermind. Their lips were moving.

What an absolutely ignorant and ridiculous piece of garbage. More iPods sold = greater chance of legitimately purchased content since to even use the damn things, you need to install iTunes. For every iPod sold, especially to a first time iPod owner, they make money. Not directly from the purchase of course, but from purchased content through, not only the iTunes store, but other places like Amazon (much better quality, no DRM). If apple can’t make money from running the iTunes store, they can shut it down and they will STILL be able to sell iPods, but then people will start looking even more at alternative means of getting content (from limewire, kazaa, torrents, etc).

To be honest, I can’t believe I’m still shocked by the lack of any sense coming out of the people in the recording industry.

Lossy digital music files. People need to be reminded of that, often if possible please.

Judge forces U of Oregon to cough up student data to RIAA

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080930-judge-forces-u-of-oregon-to-cough-up-student-data-to-riaa.html

thnx to digg.