Hey guys,
I'm posting this as an effort to bring some awareness of the current issues with the RIAA, Universal, Sony, Warner, and Columbia - they just keep wanting to shut us down.
Today I had two seperate visits, one from the RIAA regarding the Clipse/Pharrell track, and one from Universal regarding the D.O.A. Kellz track from Trey Songz. What alarms me is that both of these tracks were released online either through A) the artist themselves, or B) leaked INTENTIALLY to the source that did it (usually signed off by the Label & Artist as well!). What bothers me now is that buzz that usually builds from this, gets destroyed by the corporate machine... and with it fans become disgruntled and angry at the corporate fatheads...
What gives? Fans are your core money-making machine...find a way to embrace the internet. Or find a way to leak low-quality music, and charge via iTunes or the other services out there for higher-quality - CD-quality tracks. There's so many ways out there to work around this, and going after your fanbase with lawsuits is NOT the way to do it.
Which is why I'm glad Harvard is getting involved. The Harvard Law School took notice that their school was not targetted by the RIAA even once against its campaign to target STUDENTS (yes, students with none-to-little income) of illegal music sharing. They are creating a class-action lawsuit against the RIAA for $100-million settlement to "get back what they stole". Good news for us, bad news for the RIAA...I mean, who wants Harvard after your ass?
Click HERE for the full story.
EH
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@ STRKNG LIGHTS BLOG
I'm posting this as an effort to bring some awareness of the current issues with the RIAA, Universal, Sony, Warner, and Columbia - they just keep wanting to shut us down.
Today I had two seperate visits, one from the RIAA regarding the Clipse/Pharrell track, and one from Universal regarding the D.O.A. Kellz track from Trey Songz. What alarms me is that both of these tracks were released online either through A) the artist themselves, or B) leaked INTENTIALLY to the source that did it (usually signed off by the Label & Artist as well!). What bothers me now is that buzz that usually builds from this, gets destroyed by the corporate machine... and with it fans become disgruntled and angry at the corporate fatheads...
What gives? Fans are your core money-making machine...find a way to embrace the internet. Or find a way to leak low-quality music, and charge via iTunes or the other services out there for higher-quality - CD-quality tracks. There's so many ways out there to work around this, and going after your fanbase with lawsuits is NOT the way to do it.
Which is why I'm glad Harvard is getting involved. The Harvard Law School took notice that their school was not targetted by the RIAA even once against its campaign to target STUDENTS (yes, students with none-to-little income) of illegal music sharing. They are creating a class-action lawsuit against the RIAA for $100-million settlement to "get back what they stole". Good news for us, bad news for the RIAA...I mean, who wants Harvard after your ass?
Click HERE for the full story.
EH
Find the latest in stars * media * hype+ * sports * fashion
@ STRKNG LIGHTS BLOG
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