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Music Labels Charge Too Much For Microsoft
Bret540 writes "Yahoo is reporting that Microsoft has ended license talks with four major music labels. From the article: 'The paper [the Wall Street Journal] reported negotiations broke down Friday over what Microsoft considered high royalty rates.' How much more can the music labels demand when even Microsoft won't go to market? With other recent developments, one must wonder how long the music industry can keep pushing."
They'll fail to agree on this issue, but decide to organise a joint conference next year entitled : "Price Gouging For Fun And Profit : How to make a de facto monopoly work for you"
Athletic Scholarships to universities make as much sense as academic scholarships to sports teams.
They'll push until Microsoft owns them
With other recent developments, one must wonder how long the music industry can keep pushing."
The Riaa will keep pushing until long after no one buys outrageously priced music anymore, and their sole source of revenue is suing individuals for humming trademarked songs in their cars without paying royalties....
And All I Ask is a Tall Ship And a Star to Steer Her By
In other news, Microsoft puts out a new security update that enables a global Windows-based peer-to-peer filesharing network.
Steve Ballmer was quoted, "F**K THAT RIAA! I'm GOING TO F**KING KILL YOU TOO!! KILL!!! KILL!! KILLL!!!!!!"
Stock prices of major furniture companies went up as well on the news, on forecasts of the increased need for chairs.
What are the odds that some idiot will name his mutex ether-rot-mutex!
They lose money on every sale, but make up for it in volume?
From eff.org : "The current battles surrounding peer-to-peer file sharing are a losing proposition for everyone. The record labels continue to face lackluster sales, while the tens of millions of American file sharers--American music fans--are made to feel like criminals." Lackluster sales? Yeah I don't think so. "American music fans" ... Whoever wrote that needs to quit trying to blow everyone at the same time.
I'm working on a good joke about your mom being
This has to be the most ironic position either side could possibly be in.
Microsoft - convicted monopolist, one of the richest companys in the world, complaining about being ripped of by
The music industry - convicted price fixers, convicted conspirators, defacto ologopoly.
Two garbage trucks colliding in the middle of the night.
"Eve of Destruction", it's not just for old hippies anymore...
Must... not... make... joke...
Warning: Apple/Nintendo fangirl. Likes her electronics cute & cuddly. May be rabid.
What?
"It's a tarp!" -- Dyslexic Admiral Ackbar
People are buying the CDs. In droves. Even though they are being overcharged. If you put it out, it will be bought. Look at all of the kids who buy $250 basketball shoes just because some drug using rapist endorses them on the TV - if Kobe Bryant started pitching condoms the youth would rush to jump on the safe sex bandwagon. Fame really IS that compelling.
If Paris Hilton started listening to Milli Vanilli, was photographed with a William Shatner CD and was overheard commenting on how wonderful her latest copy of "One of the Simpsons Does Karaoke" was all three would sell like hotcakes even if priced at $29.95 - or higher.
People buy these CDs at these prices. Fact of life. Even with all of the law suits and the lawsuits they are still making a profit. They have no real incentive to change and therefore will not.
Now, if you wanted to see things change overnight then tweak the law to hold officers and employees of a corporation personally responsible for actions of the corporation. When a RIAA lawyer files a lawsuit and it is thrown out for lack of evidence then hold that specific lawyer personally accountable and force that specific lawyer to pay monetary damages to the wrongfully accused. When an executive inks a contract with a spyware company to break into people's PCs to check for illegally downloaded material, hold that specific executive liable in both civil and criminal court.
And above all, tell the FBI to start going after terrorists instead of people who download Ashley Simpson: Yodel Out Loud.
If the g'vt kept the data on you that google does you'd better believe you'd be calling it "doing evil"
Spinal Tap: Most people charge $10 for 10 songs, but our store here charges $11.
Interviewer: But won't less people buy them, effectively lowering your profits?
Spinal Tap: But we're charging $11, they only charge $10
This is completely false. This is not a sig.
You know you charge too much on royalties when even Micro$oft thinks it's high.
It's going to be a lovely day.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
You had me going there for a moment until I spotted the giveway clue that this was a hoax.
>>> and date a girl who...
And you expect us to believe you do that and read Slashdot too?
If 'the people' in Amendment 2 are 'the state' then Amendments 1, 2, 4, 9, and 10 benefit the state, not you.
"Avoid DRM, low quality, high prices & the RIAA... via allofmp3.com"
Yup, and if you live in the US, you're PAYING to break the law! GOOD for you!
1. Antagonize Ballmer.
2. Screw chairs to floor.
3. Patent process of screwing chairs to floor.
4. ???
5. Profit!
Poor Steve Jobs. He must be in danger of herniating himself with laughter over this mess.
-- "It's not stalking if you're married!" My Wife.