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Erick Schonfeld on the Last.FM Controversy


why does last.fm think that TechCrunch

why does last.fm think that TechCrunch is we ran a story about about

is we ran a story about about

is we ran a story about about last.fm that was a rumor at the time and

last.fm that was a rumor at the time and

last.fm that was a rumor at the time and it was cast as a rumor listening data

it was cast as a rumor listening data

it was cast as a rumor listening data being passed along to the RIAA when we

being passed along to the RIAA when we

being passed along to the RIAA when we got that information I tried to verify

got that information I tried to verify

got that information I tried to verify it with plasti FM with CBS and you know

it with plasti FM with CBS and you know

it with plasti FM with CBS and you know the day that that we did that post i

the day that that we did that post i

the day that that we did that post i reach out them in the morning and was

reach out them in the morning and was

reach out them in the morning and was assured that that we definitely going to

assured that that we definitely going to

assured that that we definitely going to get a full response on this and it’s

get a full response on this and it’s

get a full response on this and it’s very important I didn’t hear from them

very important I didn’t hear from them

very important I didn’t hear from them you know all day all day and finally I

you know all day all day and finally I

you know all day all day and finally I was just being stalled and became clear

was just being stalled and became clear

was just being stalled and became clear to me that they weren’t going to respond

to me that they weren’t going to respond

to me that they weren’t going to respond you know they responded with a

you know they responded with a

you know they responded with a one-sentence statement and so then okay

one-sentence statement and so then okay

one-sentence statement and so then okay so that I got that response and then I

so that I got that response and then I

so that I got that response and then I ran the story and it was on a Friday and

ran the story and it was on a Friday and

ran the story and it was on a Friday and they were in London right and then they

they were in London right and then they

they were in London right and then they claimed that way they claimed that it

claimed that way they claimed that it

claimed that way they claimed that it wasn’t true but then later turned out

wasn’t true but then later turned out

wasn’t true but then later turned out that it was true but it was the CBS

that it was true but it was the CBS

that it was true but it was the CBS people who were doing in at the last FM

people who were doing in at the last FM

people who were doing in at the last FM people so you know the last.fm people

people so you know the last.fm people

people so you know the last.fm people somehow didn’t realize that they were

somehow didn’t realize that they were

somehow didn’t realize that they were owned by CBS I guess I don’t know and

owned by CBS I guess I don’t know and

owned by CBS I guess I don’t know and that the actions of CBS corporation with

that the actions of CBS corporation with

that the actions of CBS corporation with their data you know is that they can’t

their data you know is that they can’t

their data you know is that they can’t distance themselves too much from that

distance themselves too much from that

distance themselves too much from that but you know we did a follow-on story we

but you know we did a follow-on story we

but you know we did a follow-on story we got some more information about it it’s

got some more information about it it’s

got some more information about it it’s still you know I think that that that

still you know I think that that that

still you know I think that that that there’s still some loose ends out there

there’s still some loose ends out there

there’s still some loose ends out there that could be cleared up but we stand by

that could be cleared up but we stand by

that could be cleared up but we stand by the story and you know time ago

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