Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age

HBO to Adapt the Scathing Tale of the RIAA’s Massive Failure, APPETITE FOR SELF-DESTRUCTION

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 3rd, 2009 at 12:04 am

I’m curious at what point the RIAA figured out it may have been approaching digital downloads from the wrong perspective.  Entrenched in an old business model with a paradigmatic shift bearing down on them like a freight train, the RIAA dug in its heels and tried to sue every American who may or may not have been near a computer that illegally downloaded music.  Instead of trying to find a new business model to capitalize on digital downloads, the RIAA found its money better used by trying to convince people it was smarter to treat all customers like criminals.

Such grand failures are the stuff of great drama and HBO Films will turn that drama into one of their movies by adaptating Steve Knopper’s “Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age”.  Hit the jump for details and celebrate that you can download the latest Britney Spears album from the comfort of your home (or you know, whatever music; that’s just an example).

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