Robert Fripp's Diary for Monday, 18th February 2008

Robert Fripp's Diary

	Monday, 18th February 2008

08.25

The Crepevine, SF.

A chill has just entered my heart. No idea why, what or how. Perhaps someone within the family, close & extended, is having difficulties. Perhaps it’s just cold in the Crepevine.

Morning listening: Miles, Arnold & Grumpy Ludwig.

09.52 Chez Sistery Person, SF.

Linked by the Sidney on DGM News today…

Owen Gibson, media correspondent Monday February 18, 2008
Record companies bank on Brit award bounce
£4m sales boost welcome to counter piracy losses

Piracy? Is this a relative term? Like…

We pirate you = a simple error while doing business to counter decline of
industry profits;

You pirate us = copyright violation & theft?

I find this a little rich when DGM faces ongoing concerns with under-accounting from EMI & BMG of serious proportions, and both EMI & Sanctuary put KC material up for downloading, even where permission for this was explicitly denied.

Ged Doherty, chief executive of Sony BMG in the UK and Ireland and chair of the Brits organising committee, has vowed to overhaul the image of the awards.

The image of the awards, and the image of the industry, don't mean much to me. What is of greater value, and of immediate practical effect, is the behaviour of the industry. Like, prompt & accurate accounting.

The Four Pillars of The Ethical Company

Honesty

Responsibility

Equity

Goodwill

transparency + straightforwardness = honesty

accountability + owning-up = responsibility

distributive justice + fairness = equity

common decency = goodwill

Own up time?

18.12 Sister gave her Brother a lift…

… through the Panhandle, site of mucho music in the Haight Ashbury 1960s…

… past the Japanese Centre with adjoining hotel, site of Crimson habitations since the early 1980s…

… and dropped me off…

… in front of…

… Fields Book Store

The one book I intended to buy had recently been sold. I left with a pile of unintended acquisitions. Patricia collected me & took the scenic route home I…