Chairman Emeritus of IFPI and former RIAA cheif has decided to join the ranks of "the enemy"
http://www.tgdaily.com/2005/11/08/former_riaa_chief_berman_joins_wurld_media/In the clearest indication yet that the recording industry may be prepared to drop its objections to peer-to-peer networking as a technology, Jason Berman - who for nearly 13 years headed the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) - has joined the board of directors of Wurld Media, the company behind Peer Impact, the most prominent distributor of licensed multimedia content over P2P.
In a statement released yesterday by Wurld Media, Berman said, "Digital distribution has forever changed the way that consumers discover and purchase their music and other entertainment content. Peer Impact has been at the forefront of providing users with a legal way to share that content. I am very pleased to be joining a team who is committed to creating the future." Berman currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of IFPI, a consortium of recording companies worldwide that support anti-piracy causes.
I think this is a clear case of going where the easy money is, especially as Wurld Media are famous for only being able to sell their product in the US, any attempt to sell their Peer Impact service in the UK would actually be breaking criminal law, which outlaws such pyramid schemes.
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