NationStates Jolt Archive

The band Nine Inch Nails thought it was a good idea to make the songs of the new album circulate on the net by spreading URLs which had them. Can you guess the RIAA was not amused? Indeed. Without any asking the band and/or the record company they threatened websites which offered the files for download.

Way to go, RIAA!

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/87977 (link to the German source)

Here's a version of the story in English:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69841

I especially like this bit:
According to Billboard.com, the RIAA sent cease-and-desist emails to web sites that posted the tracks, leading one industry source to say, "These f***ing idiots are going after a campaign that the label signed off on."

:D

Here's a version of the story in English:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69841

I especially like this bit:


:D

thanks now i can read about it and yes i like that part too

Arrrrr! Filthy copyright-lubbers!

Makes this picture come to mind:

http://www.bbspot.com/Images/News_Features/2007/03/riaa-lawsuit-matrix-small.jpg

Haha. It won't be long and the RIAA will be going after the artists themselves for doing things like this.

But meh. In this day and age DIY albums are more feasible than ever before, so any artist (particularly those with an established fanbase) can afford to get out if they really want to.

Makes this picture come to mind:

http://www.bbspot.com/Images/News_Features/2007/03/riaa-lawsuit-matrix-small.jpg

What if they're homeless? And used a library computer or something...

Yeah, well they are a bunch of 'tards who cannot adapt to the times.

Haha. It won't be long and the RIAA will be going after the artists themselves for doing things like this.
"Making music is killing music" as this oooooold text about the future of the music industry said.

But meh. In this day and age DIY albums are more feasible than ever before, so any artist (particularly those with an established fanbase) can afford to get out if they really want to.

Cory Doctorow said that the biggest threat for artists is not piracy but obscurity. I fully agree and therefore often try to link to my favorite artists. Or copy their songs (hey, it's legal if they are under a free license)

"Making music is killing music" as this oooooold text about the future of the music industry said.
Making, nah...commercialising, on the other hand...

Cory Doctorow said that the biggest threat for artists is not piracy but obscurity. I fully agree and therefore often try to link to my favorite artists. Or copy their songs (hey, it's legal if they are under a free license)

Very true. If I ever release an album or something, i'll say copy away. Bottom line is that i'd rather have people hear the music than not.

What if they're homeless? And used a library computer or something...
I guess the RIAA has not come up with a standard action path for that.

Making, nah...commercialising, on the other hand...
It was ironic about the desperate attempts to gain control of the distribution of music and in one of the last paragraphs, the GEMA also persecuted musicians who were not regged. :)



Very true. If I ever release an album or something, i'll say copy away. Bottom line is that i'd rather have people hear the music than not.

Popularity IS a capital of musicians and they can profit from it via concerts.

I guess the RIAA has not come up with a standard action path for that.

*sells home*

Yeah, well they are a bunch of 'tards who cannot adapt to the times.

Absolutely!

I remember hearing about an American who moved to England with her husband, and couldn't get a decent cup of coffee anywhere. So she wrote a letter to Starbucks asking them to open a franchise in London. They responded with an answer along the lines of "are you nuts? Brits drink tea, not coffee." So she went to Seattle, got a bunch of their coffee and opened her own London coffee shop. It was such a hit that they started spreading as quickly as starbucks did. Starbucks was so impressed they bought the chain from her and turned them into Starbucks, making her a millionaire.

If Starbucks were run by the RIAA they'd have sued her claiming that they owned the idea of coffee being sold in shops. Did it ever occur to them to buy Napster? Hell no! That would have been a legitimate business decision. The RIAA are just racketeers with lawyers and a Congressional lobby.

Since they're fighting music pirates... Does that make the RIAA music ninja?

Since they're fighting music pirates... Does that make the RIAA music ninja?

no, cuz ninjas don't fight pirates. They sneak into houses and kill people.

no, cuz ninjas don't fight pirates. They sneak into houses and kill people.
The RIAA seem to be in ur computer killin ur music. Or trying, anyway.

No, Myu in the middle, that is sony and its rootkit!

No, Myu in the middle, that is sony and its rootkit!

yes, but isn't Sony BMG an RIAA label?

yes, but isn't Sony BMG an RIAA label?
the RIAA doesn't own it.