Lory Lybeck, who claims to dislike arrogant bullies has just knocked a big bully down a peg or two. The RIAA is reeling. Lybeck, the lawyer who defended Tanya Anderson, has been awarded $103,175.00 of the RIAA’s money for his legal efforts.
The RIAA, if you remember, had sent investigators to Tanya’s daughter’s elementary [...]

Rhapsody is the newest MP3 convert. It seems MTV and Real Networks, who own the subscription service, have seen the light, and now all 5 million of their music tracks are available as DRM-free MP3s. The Lunatics wonder how much longer before the record industry adopts the MP3 format as the de facto [...]

The Major labels are going headless. As market share drops, more upper level corporate heads keep rolling.
A few weeks ago “The Ten Million Dollar Man,” Clive Davis got put out to pasture on the Sony/BMG ranch. Now, it’s Lee Trink at Capital/Virgin Records, who’s resigning.
Next it’s going to be his boss, Jason Flom. [...]