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Written by tinfoil
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Friday, 15 April 2005 16:15
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Recently Cary Sherman, president of the Recording Industry Ass's of America, spoke with students recently at a CPNewsLink conference. Memorable quotes:
Question:Taylor Long, The Hofstra Chronicle,
Hofstra University: does the RIAA plan on doing anything other than sue
people and write letters in an effort to stop illegal downloading?
Cary Sherman:The primary response to illegal
file-sharing is to offer legitimate alternatives that consumers prefer.
And that's what the industry has been focused on most [*cough*bullshit*cough* - Tin]. There are dozens
of legal services now offering everything from a la carte downloads to
subscriptions; kiosks in retail stores (like Starbucks); the new
DualDisc format for physical products (CD on one side, DVD on the
other); extra songs on CDs that can be downloaded from the Internet;
and on and on. Record companies are licensing their content on as many
different online platforms as they can. It's in support of those
initiatives that we're also pursuing education, enforcement and efforts
like our work with the higher education community. There isn't going to
be a silver bullet that's going to solve this problem. It requires a
multi-pronged approach.
Update: Hey, how about I include a link to the text of the interview?
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