 DownTheShoreTag, you're itPremium
join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ
kudos:11 | Ah, Any Day Is A Happy Day... ...when the RIAA loses a case. Makes up in a tiny way for all the grief they've put some people through.
Whoever mentioned in an earlier post about which artists are still supporting the RIAA's tactics brought up an interesting point. Who, exactly, is supporting them, and why should those of us, who do actually still buy the music we listen to, continue to support artists who employ and condone such a Gestapo-like organization?
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| Face it 90% of the artists support this dirty little game, it's the way they get paid.
Artists are really quick to shoot their mouth off about this and that, things they know nothing about...but you don't see many stepping up to the mike and saying the *AA is bad...do ya? |
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| Actually you do. Tom Petty, Janis Ian, Don Henley, and many others have indeed stepped up to the plate to decry the abuses of the music industry. |
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| Ughhhh at least get your facts right before posting
Out of the thousands of artists that are part of the system, your list or a list that isn't over a couple hundred artists long isn't even statistically significant.
Most are standing up to decry the abuses of the RIAA/ music industry because they are not getting their cut or want to get out of contracts they feel are unfair.
Courtney Love, Don Henley and LeAnn Rimes went to California's State Capitol Building on Wednesday to complain about record-company business practices and ask for legislation to free musicians from long-term contracts.
»www.cmt.com/news/articles/144320···on.jhtml
Further they are proposing a new system where they can get more money:
the RAC v. the RIAA...they are complaining about the RIAA because they want MORE MONEY...not because of what happens to the fans. IN FACT they have absorbed the group Artists Against Piracy...which is an organization that wants the artists to get a larger cut of electronic music sales.
Maybe the Recording Industry Association of America had better watch its back. The Recording Artists Coalition — which counts founder Don Henley, Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette among its members — is making strides toward becoming a
formidable opponent.
The RAC, which claims that the RIAA doesn't always operate in the best interests of artists, has recently hired an executive director, laid out plans for offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and folded another high-profile artists' rights group under its wing.
In March, Henley said the RAC boasted 57 high-profile members, including Billy Joel, Eric Clapton and Bruce Springsteen. The group's new executive director, Noah Stone, had been the head of Artists Against Piracy, which the RAC is absorbing. Members of the AAP span the musical spectrum, ranging from Blink-182 to Christina Aguilera, from the Dixie Chicks to Jill Scott.
"Artists Against Piracy's mission is to provide a collective voice for artists on the issue of the digital distribution of music," explains Stone. "The advancements in technology have created exciting opportunities for artists online, but we believe artists ought to have the right to choose how and if their work is distributed on the Internet. The issue of compensation for and creative control by artists is important to all of us because it affects our careers, our livelihoods and our futures." |
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| said by AnonProxy:Ughhhh at least get your facts right before posting You said you don't see many artists stepping up against the RIAA. The RIAA is an organization that represents the record labels. EVERY artist I mentioned spoke out against the record labels. Maybe you meant there are hardly any artists who speak out against the record industry's crusade against P2P. If that's the case then you still have Tom Petty and Janis Ian who have in fact spoken out against that practice.
My facts are fine, thank you.
Keep in mind this isn't just about sharing music through open AP's or even the "piracy" debate. The recording industry is all about control and this war is all about that. Control over what artists are successful (namely the ones that are practically just performers who have no copyrights). Control over what music is promoted. Control over the pricing scheme on album sales. Every grievance, including the ones about paying the artists, is a valid one against the RIAA and ties into the same problem the industry has. |
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| Np follow the context of the conversation tardo. your facts are totally out of step with what we were talking about.
You may have to READ it again slowly.... |
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 ThespisI'm not an actor, but I play one on TV.Premium
join:2004-08-03
Keller, TX | "tardo"?
... and we're supposed to take you seriously? |
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| reply to AnonProxy
Insults won't get you anywhere. RE-READ my post. Two out of the three artists I mention DO oppose the RIAA's fight against file sharing. Nothing was taken out of context. RE-READ your post word for word. |
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