Bad Week for Big Four

This has been a bad week for the Big Four Major Labels (and the RIAA in general).

First, the plaintiffs in Capitol v. Foster (one of the filesharing cases brought for alleged copyright infringement) were told they had to pay the innocent defendant's attorneys fees after dismissing the case. http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/02/judge-grants-debbie-fosters-attorneys.html

Second, Steve Jobs of Apple iTunes blasted them for insisting on DRM protection for digital music sold through iTunes. Jobs was passing the blame - pointing the finger at the big four recording labels as the only reason iTunes used DRM. Further, he suggested it was not a real bright move by the big four to do this. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/

So, its been a good week for those of us who support indie music!