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Hilary Rosen Will Step Down As RIAA Head

Posted by timothy on from the yawn dept.

Phoenix666 writes "NYT Business reports Hilary Rosen is leaving. Question is, what head will spring from the Hydra next? Could this signal a shift in the RIAA's tactics? The article reports 'Rosen's departure comes as the organization sought to soften its image among Internet consumers, many of whom viewed the RIAA -- and Rosen personally -- with antipathy over incessant pressure for crackdowns on sharing digital music over the Internet.'" A press release on the RIAA site says that Rosen will leave at the end of this year.

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  1. Good - or bad? by jhouserizer · · Score: 5, Insightful
    My papy always said:

    "Don't wish for a new enemy, you won't know what tricks are up its sleeves!"

  2. Re:Ding Dong by AnalogDiehard · · Score: 5, Insightful
    The witch is dead, the wicked witch is dead!

    (big explosion of smoke and fire, munchkin geeks scatter at the sight of Valenti in witches' drag)

    I thought you said the wicked witch was dead!

    Ah, but we killed the wicked witch of the east; this is her sister, the wicked witch of the west. She's much worse.

    --
    Eternity: will that be smoking, or non-smoking? I Corinthians 6:9-10
  3. Re:END OF THE YEAR! by dcavanaugh · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As you say, we have 11 months to go. It's unusual to keep a lame duck CEO kicking around for that length of time. Then again, maybe they have an especially vile agenda and want her to act as the lightning rod for a while longer.

    The search for a replacement ought to be interesting. RIAA leader is one of the toughest jobs in the world today; right up there with Saddam's travel agent.