For music, unlike a $500 software program, people are paying a buck or two a song, and it’s those dollars and pennies that have to add up to pay for not just the cost of that song, but the investment in the next song. Hilary Rosen Read Quote
Unauthorized use of these MP3 files is really creating a problem for artists in the music community. Hilary Rosen Read Quote
Music has an intrinsic value that touches Americans – they love their music, and want more. Hilary Rosen Read Quote
We are going after a targeted group of businesses that are creating opportunities for themselves using other people’s property. The Internet has very little to do with this. Hilary Rosen Read Quote
This is a business built on promotion. We’ve been giving music away to radio stations for 30 years. Hilary Rosen Read Quote
There are some very real areas where working together is critical, whether it’s talking about public policy issues, enforcement, or how to work together to facilitate new business opportunities. The RIAA has gotten much more involved in that. Hilary Rosen Read Quote
The Constitution wanted artists to have control over their works because they knew it would create incentive to create more works. That is clearly still the goal. Hilary Rosen Read Quote
Our profile was pretty low, deliberately so. Our constituents were a relatively small audience. Hilary Rosen Read Quote
