[BC] Arrested for just telling people where to find Copywrited material.

[Sid Schweiger]

>>An old friend of mine was just laid off from Universal's marketing 
department in Los Angeles, along with his boss and 11 other staff 
members -- Universal nuked his whole department because the company's 
sales downturn made it economically impossible to continue running 
it. Mark had been working there for over 5 years. Don't delude 
yourself; file sharing *is* hurting real people and so far, digital 
downloads are not making up for lost CD sales ;-(<<

Maybe they ought to spend more time worrying about having viable product
to sell and less time running after children and 75-year-old
grandmothers for $3000 settlement payments...while they simultaneously
delude themselves into thinking that such actions will curtail illegal
downloads.

It's very interesting listening to XM's 60s channel these days.  Before
the top of the hour, they review the top six songs from the same week in
a year from the 1960s decade.  After that, you hear Bill Drake's "Number
One then...and Number One now!" liner, followed by as much as the DJ can
stand of the current number one song.  I'll freely admit that I haven't
listened to a top-hits station in years, but I have never heard worse
"music" in my life.  Totally without rhythm (except for bass lines that
would set off seismic detectors), melody, musicianship, lyrics or any
other minimally redeeming quality.  It's no wonder that the DJ cuts off
the song abruptly, followed by a recorded voice saying, "Well, that's
enough of THAT!"

If the recording companies seek redemption of their (failing) business,
they ought to start by looking at themselves.



Sid Schweiger
IT Manager, Entercom New England
WAAF - WEEI AM/FM - WKAF
WMKK - WRKO - WVEI AM/FM
20 Guest St / 3d Floor
Boston MA  02135-2040
Phone: 617-779-5369
Fax: 617-779-5379
E-Mail: sid at wrko.com