I’ve been so tempted to use that term on some thugs in the business community for a long while. It has that anachronistic feel to it, but I have never really found anyone appropriate. Enron/Worldcom/etc? Naw, they’re just plain old corrupt, greedy bastards.

My stump is totally over now that Zombyboy has commented on the record companies’desire to hike the prices of the songs for sale on iTunes’Music Store.

Not only is the idea of paying $2.49 for an individually downloaded song ridiculous, but it is utterly unnecessary. The industry is building a new flow of income and wooing people away from illegal downloading with successful (and still growing) legal sites. A price hike will kill the legal sites and will probably re-invigorate file trading services.

Z has more to say on the subject. I, however, have to thank him for the chance to actually find a reasonable target for my screaming.

Robber barons! Robber barons!