Sony spyware boss ‘promoted’
p2p news / p2pnet: Following Sony BMG’s SunnComm/First 4r Internet spyware DRM disaster, ex-Sony BMG ceo Andy Lack has been moved to a position where he can’t do any more damage.
He’s been ‘promoted’ [read fired]. He’s now the new chairman of the BMG board with the ex-chairman, Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, taking his place as ceo.
“The swap, announced Friday and effective immediately, follows months of criticism of Lack’s tenure as CEO, including investor discontent over spiraling fees paid to artists and a scandal over copy protection software in Sony CDs,” says the Associated Press.
Schmidt-Holtz was BMG’s chief executive from 2001 until the merger in mid-2004 and has been chairman of the merged company’s board since then, says the story, adding:
“He will relocate to New York and will take up oversight of Sony BMG’s theatrical film business.”
There’s no news as to whether or not Lack’s presence at Mashboxx, Sony’s oft promised by as yet unseen answer to p2p, has been, or will be, similarly curtailed.
Ex-Sony Music boss Robert Summer currently runs iMesh, with Lack hovering in the background.
Also See:
Associated Press – Sony BMG names new CEO to replace Lack, February 13, 2006
February 18th, 2006 at 4:59 pm
You might want to fix “any lack” to “andy lack” on the front page.
February 18th, 2006 at 5:26 pm
“including investor discontent over spiraling fees paid to artists ”
Does this mean the shareholders want the artists that SONY insists are their primary concern … to get less ??
Are they saying the artists are getting paid .. to much ??
February 18th, 2006 at 6:14 pm
he has the eyes of a serial killer don’t you think?
February 18th, 2006 at 7:01 pm
and such a sincere smile …………
February 18th, 2006 at 11:02 pm
……….and that hairline
February 19th, 2006 at 11:23 am
If Lack has screwed up and gets appointed to chairman of the BMG board, previous New Technology exec, Kevin Clement must really have screwed up big time to get “promoted” to CEO of MediaMax Technology (SunnComm’s partner). He is now CEO of a company without any money, without a product and without a customer. Not to mention a company without an ounce of integrity.
February 19th, 2006 at 7:43 pm
According to the Sunncomm faithfull, http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=1596, Mediamax V6.0 is the new industry standard that SonyBMG will be using.