Sony/BMG's Baby Steps Retarded At Best

Sorry, I've been so quiet, I've been on vacation, then I got snowed in.

I see there's been no shortage of stupidities while I was snowboarding. I can't fault Thomas Hesse, the Sony/BMG music man, for trying get with it. I just wonder who's giving him advice. The big music company is finally seeing the smarts of DRM-free music, but with their new plan, a buyer has to get a gift card at a store. Why not sell these online? As retarded as this plan is, for the kings of encryption this is a step forward, albeit a baby step.

Sony/BMG your catalogue is still available on DRM-free CDs, in spite of your company's obnoxious efforts to encrypt the world. Why not sell all your music in the MP3 format?

I got a secret for you, here's how Sony/BMG could get on top of the music business again:
Stop concentrating on the reselling your old music and start bring the public some new music!

I've Got To Talk To Steve Jobs

Hey Mr. Jobs... those shiny music boxes your company created are driving recorded music into the hands of the people faster than the established music business can even imagine. I never benefitted from this "jukebox/radio" mindset of the last 60 years, so watching the "biz" unravel don't bother me much.

But Mr. Jobs... you're rich and powerful enough, so don't let your ego get the best of you. You and Mr. Woz have finally gotten even with those music guys for the debacle at the US Festival. You've kicked Doug Morris and Clive Davis's asses solidly.

But now let's think about the music. Is music one of those open source languages or not? Why does it seem like the French get this? And if you really believe music should be DRM-FREE, why don't you just do it?

Steve Jobs, you're the man who could FREE MUSIC NOW. Please don't disappoint history and culture just for a few more iPod sales. Or maybe you ain't much different than the carpetbaggers you've displaced.