Mitch Bainwol Quotations

With the passage of this resolution in the Senate, the entire U.S. Congress has made clear that the Russian government must significantly step up the fight against piracy as a condition for both its acceptance into the WTO and for receiving preferential trade benefits from the United States.

The creative community always responds to a tragedy. I don't think Katrina changed the instinctive reaction. But the fact that it was New Orleans, which is so important to the music world, did touch a chord in a particularly poignant way. People rallied immediately, within hours. All the labels wanted to play ball.

The creative community always responds to a tragedy, ... I don't think Katrina changed the instinctive reaction. But the fact that it was New Orleans, which is so important to the music world, did touch a chord in a particularly poignant way. People rallied immediately, within hours. All the labels wanted to play ball.

We're happy we're in the right business at the right time to serve.

CD burning is a problem that is really undermining sales.

For those who want to wipe the slate clean and to avoid a potential lawsuit, this is the way to go.

is an answer to the problem that clearly the marketplace is going to see more of.

It is critical that this activity be treated for what it is -- dealing in stolen property and profiting from it. And that must come with serious consequences.

Without a meaningful commercial presence, we simply cannot serve as an effective force against the theft of our products. While Chinese laws have recently been modified and improved, the enforcement of criminal law remains virtually nonexistent. The result: a complete lack of deterrence,

We are raising the issue with Congress that whatever the platform is, whether it's over-the-air digital radio, HD radio or satellite radio, that there's a new functionality coming where there will be a convergence of platforms, ... There's the capability to cherry-pick songs, store them in players and avoid a purchase. That's a concern to creators.

Today's action speaks loudly to the will of the administration to press the Chinese government for key reforms that will help China meet its international obligations.

The debate isn't digital versus plastic. It isn't old versus new,

We're trying to send a strong message that you are not anonymous when you participate in peer-to-peer file-sharing and that the illegal distribution of copyrighted music has consequences, ... And as this case illustrates, parents need to be aware of what their children are doing on their computers.

We said for a long time, and no one believed us, that we were serious that peer to peer could play a role in the distribution of music. Our beef was not with the technology but with the people who wanted to use our products as start-up capital.

This settlement brings to a close an incredibly significant chapter in the story of digital music. This is a chapter that ends on a high note for the recording industry, the tech community and music fans and consumers everywhere.

We've got to find a way to harmonize this so it's rational. There are going to be new technologies that are great for fans, and great for the entire music world, but they're all operating on different platforms, and all operating on different rule sets.

We know that file sharing began around the same time that our losses began.

As the court articulated in no uncertain terms, there is a right way and a wrong way to conduct a business. This settlement makes clear that businesses are well aware when they are operating on the wrong side of that line.

At the end of the day, this is about our ability to invest in new music. An online marketplace populated by legitimate services allows us to do just that.

Digital sales are finally replacing physical losses. If someone gets a distribution right without paying for it, that blows a hole in the digital marketplace.

There's genuine excitement about the offering. We're hopeful that that P2P becomes a legitimate part of the distribution of music.

There's genuine excitement about the offering, ... We're hopeful that that P2P becomes a legitimate part of the distribution of music.

There's no real practical way to follow that suggestion, ... That's a dodge. It is a failure to accept responsibility for the fundamental fact that his companies have a business model predicated on theft. They need to deal with that fundamental question.

The theft of music in its various forms continues to exact a heavy price. The piracy problem on college campuses is evolving and presenting new challenges.

This decision reflects a growing international chorus: those who promote theft can be held accountable, no matter how they attempt to escape responsibility.

They were filled with the euphoria of our misery.

This is a chapter that ends on a high note for the recording industry, the tech community and music fans and consumers everywhere. At the end of the day, this is about our ability to invest in new music, ... An online marketplace populated by legitimate services allows us to do just that.

This judgment is first and foremost a global victory for legitimate online music services, the creative community that gives those businesses life and the fans who look forward to a constant array of new music,

It's whether or not digital music will be enjoyed in a fashion that supports the creative process or one that robs it of its future.

If our option is to sell singles rather than to have them stolen, then we'll sell a track at a time. The important thing is to reinstate the concept that this property deserves compensation.

The court has spoken plainly that ignorance is no defense for flea markets which profit by turning a blind eye to piracy.