Comments on: Sources: EMI talks to rivals about giving up U.S. distribution

Company has fallen on hard times and the discussions about giving up its U.S. distribution may be another sign that physical distribution is giving way to digital.

[imacpwr]

1 down, 3 to go. One day the RIAA will just be a thing of the past..! :-)

[ferricoxide]

What makes you think some scummy IP-portfolio company wouldn't just buy up all the requisite rights and try to enforce them?

[karpenterskids]

Down with the RIAA! Good riddance.

[unknown unknown]

Good, now is the time to bankrupt these scum suckers. The sooner labels die the better.
Hollywood going the same direction would be plus as well.

Its funny to look at labels. In concept they where supposed to help music get out to the masses, ensure musicians made their dues and provide help for touring etc. Its a bit of a downer that the RIAA views their customers and artists fans as enemies/only good for revenue.

So with that statement, I don't want to see labels go away, but I would like to see things "fixed" much like our financial system,

[AppleSuxLeo]

Why doesn`t the RIAA just have a Jim Jones cyanide sleep-over and get it over with.