Quotes by Gene Hoffman

“Its a great way for the RIAA to act like theyre doing something progressive without really doing anything. The recording industry wants to control all channels of distribution ? thats the issue for them, and nothings really changed.”

“The idea is that instead of going to an online retail site ... and buying a physical CD and having it shipped to you, you actually can buy the song and download the song to your computer hard drive.”

“Although MP3.com has entered into settlement agreements with the five major record labels, they have chosen to ignore their infringing actions with respect to independent record labels.”

“This is a big sign-off on downloadable music. It brings some valid and legitimate content to MP3.”