links for 2008-09-26

"Over the next week I learned a little more, mainly that the RIAA moves quite autonomously from their label parents and that the understanding I had with them didn’t necessarily carry over. I also learned that none of the labels were especially interested in helping me out, and from their perspective it had no bearing on the negotiations." – well done, RIAA. good job killing another excellent music discovery service. i mean, why would you want to eliminate a barrier to purchase, after all? it might undermine your the internet-is-killing-us act that in turn underpins your lobbyists arguments.