Change of Tune?

Written by Eric Olsen
Published March 18, 2003

She must be on her way out: listen to the new Hilary Rosen:

    RIAA chairman/CEO Hilary Rosen's keynote address reflected the need to focus on buyers. "It's time to come together. Now is our opportunity to put [consumers'] interests first," she said.

    In what was likely her last speech at a NARM convention — as she will retire at the end of the year — Rosen spoke of addressing customers' demands for music in more formats, a deeper catalog, and even "a way to make compilations without feeling guilty or like criminals." In short, she said, "They want us to find a way to solve our piracy problems without encroaching on — or even talking about — their personal-use flexibility."

    Fighting piracy, she said, is "a waste of time if the customer is not served in the legitimate marketplace." Referring to the multiple revenue streams of the film business — theatrical releases, pay per view, TV rights, and DVD sales — she said sound recordings should also carry a "panoply of rights" that extends beyond the sale of CDs. She applauded record companies for experimenting with pricing and value-added incentives, and heralded the return of the singles format. [Billboard]

The customer is always right - unless he is a pirate, right Hilary?

Ironically, while Rosen was purring in conciliatory tones toward customers at NARM, her henchmen were sending out threatening letters about file sharing to 300 corporations.

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