Good Vibrations

June, 2009

Like a lot of other employers, the Recording Industry Associa­tion of America made huge job cuts earlier this year. Though the group cited the economic downturn as the reason, some may view it as the end of the line for the major-label-backed orga­nization. Call it a boomerang effect from the disastrous public relations engendered by its decisions to sue music fans and try to force Internet service providers to cut off users suspected of copyright infringement. In December the RIAA said it would...