The headline’s a shame, as those same execs have done much to ruin the business, peddling crap to people who don’t get a chance to hear what else is out there to listen to. Still, if it keeps the RIAA and their ilk from harassing students and housewives who download a couple of tracks, so much the better.
I have to admit that it came as a shock to me when I read that the founders of The Pirate Bay were jailed for running their torrent site, but it seems that a retrial is in order, thanks to the judge having a conflict of interest in the case.
The BBC has more on the story here.
Zack Whittaker of ZDNet points out the RIAA’s atrocious behavior in harassing kids who download music. It’s getting so bad that some of the targets of this treatment are contemplating suicide.
