Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

Re: Recording Industry and MP3s

Author:John Brewer
Posted:5/5/1999; 12:28:54 PM
Topic:Recording Industry and MP3s
Msg #:5697 (In response to 5677)
Prev/Next:5696 / 5698

Does anyone remember when the movie industry was having hissy fits about VCRs? Disney sued Sony, and it went all the way to the supreme court. Fortunately for Disney, Sony won. Disney started selling all its movies on tape and went on to have its most profitable decade in history. Disney probably profited more from the VCR than any other single company (as any parent of small children can attest), yet they were precisely the ones that tried to kill the VCR in its infancy.




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