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RIAA CEO Hilary Rosen to Become CNBC Commentator

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the changing-of-the-guard dept.

alen writes "According to a story by the New York Post the CEO of the RIAA is stepping down. She is going to be an anchor on CNBC. Maybe this is going to signal a change in the way record companies think about file sharing?"

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  1. TACO TO BECOME GOATSEX COMMENTATOR! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  2. Keep on Keeping on Hilary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I hope she can bring to light the illegal activities that
    are being done by the linux community. Linux hackers
    are a threat, she can help to bring an end to them and their unholy OS.

  3. Re:Fat chance! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    This has been beaten to death in the past couple of days, especially in regard to SCO and the GPL.

    However, the duplicity of the Slashdot crowd in regards to the GPL and music copyright is pretty confusing.

    The GPL is allowed to stand (despite for all intents and purposes it is an admission into the public domain of code contained under it) because of strong copyright laws. If you want to use the code, you MUST abide by the restrictions of the GPL license, despite how generous or onerous they may be.

    Now when it comes to music and copyright holders try to assert their rights under copyright law, those same GPL proponents all of a sudden become staunch anti-copyright zealots.

    Why should music be public domain and freely available if software (also easily copied and distributed) can be held down under a license?

    I understand that Slashdot is a hydra when it comes to points of view, but the overwhelming theme of this site's comments are in support of the GPL and against the enforcement of copyright law. This simply doesn't add up.

  4. It's the anal sex, stupid! by The+I+Hate+slashdot · · Score: -1, Troll

    Newsflash: The internet website, slashdot, has been ordered by the United States 5th District Court to cease being so god damn gay. In this landmark ruling, Judge Judy has layed the proverbial smackdown. The site has become so gay that its asshole has become the size of a small car. That is all. -The I Hate slashdot Troll

  5. Some CNBC consultant figured out... by Newer+Guy · · Score: -1, Troll
    Some CNBC consultant figured out that their ratings among dyke lesbians needed improving. Hiring her makes perfect sense to reverse that trend. They might even dress her in leather and give her a whip...that way they'd not only get more dyke lesbian viewers, but as an added bonus their ratings of submissive men would go way up too! Besides, dressed like that she'd fit in with Washington politics perfectly!

    Could happen!

  6. ... n... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    . n . n .

  7. Re:Alternate Link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Thiswill top both of them combined:

  8. Re:Yo yo yo yo open source ganstas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Uh, no.
    Let's not bring nigger shit into /.
    There's already too much of it on TV now..