IB on Google tactic

LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY: In other tech action, Google has apparently concluded that it’s better to let litigation from the majors be the roadmap for a final settlement with them, rather than continuing in its attempts to negotiate deals. So says our own I.B. Bad in his latest column, a must-read, as always, for anyone interested in the inner workings of the music biz. (6/3a)