Friday, July 18, 2003
: AOL Exec Could Head RIAA - I dont have a link to back this up, but John Buckley, the VP of Corporate Communications for America Online, is in talks to succeed Hilary Rosen as CEO of the RIAA. Perhaps this good news for the tech world -- having someone who at least understands "new" technology. There's more to it than that though. Here's the AOL profile for Buckley, once a staffer on the '96 Dole/Kemp campaign -- interesting because Hollywood and their lobbying lapdogs seems to lean more Democrat. (See Berman & Conyers for shining examples). His political connections might thus be more important than his tech-savvy, especially if Buckley has any Republican names in his Contacts folder, giving the recording industry a public face that's comfortable in tech and comfortable in politics -- a huge upgrade over Rosen when it comes to pushing the RIAA agenda.
