Tuesday, January 21, 2003

Sony vs. Sonny

Marc: Sony may be The One. Following an excerpt of some stuff I said yesterday. He adds,

They certainly have the most to gain - even more than us plain old customers. What makes it REALLY interesting is that they own a label and studio. Which side are they on?

Also: Great article on Nobuyuki Idea, which points to Steven Levy's Sony's New Day, in Newsweek. Very interesting stuff. Here's the kicker, near the bottom of the piece:

After the keynote, Ando unwound at a dinner for a few journalists, where talk turned to the knotty problem of digital rights. He startled everyone by speculating that in the long term, given the nature of Internet copying, record labels may not have a future.

I think that answers Marc's question.

Actual terror found

I just read there's a war going on in Cote d'Ivoire. Twenty-five hundred French troops on the ground (does anybody call it an invasion?) while peace talkers convene in Paris.