Rio’s Pyrrhic victory: “Anybody who thought record companies were going to crawl back in a hole after Rio didn’t understand the depth and intensity of these companies’ allegiance to their shareholders, their assets and their own paychecks,’ notes Potter. Others suggest the arrogance adjustment undertaken by the RIAA in the wake of the Rio loss has served the association well this year. ‘They thought they had Diamond nailed and there was a lot of bluster,’ remembers Wert. ‘I don’t think they’d lost a case in 30 years because they usually go after legitimate criminals, like warehouses duplicating CDs. They’re usually right on principle.’”