Recording Industry Making It Impossible For Any Legit Online Mus...

Courtesy Techdirt  Wed, 11/18/2009 - 03:50

You just knew it would happen again. Every time the recording industry finally agrees to license a new music service to try to take the "sting" out of "piracy," it demands licensing terms that are ridiculous.

From the execs at the labels' perspective, unless you pay an arm and a leg, you don't get to offer music. So, a few companies agree, and then realize it's impossible to make any money and shut down.

In the meantime, the whole point...

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