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December 6, 2004
KazaaGate 5
Some sense at last, from outside the courts, echoing my sentiments.
“At the end of the day a business solution would be better than a legal solution,” he said. “The record industry is spending a lot of money in this case and it all just comes off the bottom line. You have to wonder how many muso's are being dropped to fund this case.”Malik questioned the industry's motive as not solely about protecting artist's rights.
“Have you heard any artists saying it's a real bad thing? It's really a question of the [distribution] technology and the Internet.”
While Malik has some empathy for his former employer losing millions of dollars to p2p related piracy, he has reservations about litigation as a solution.
“Some lawyers are on $10,000 a day. That money could be better spent on artists and coming to a solution.”
Posted by sdehaast at December 6, 2004 3:10 PM Posted to digital-lifestyle