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Posted by FunkyDevil on 09/28/34 11:39
Doing Business With The RIAA and MPAA is NOT LEGITIMATE It Is CRIMINAL
COLLABORATION.
The RIAA Payola Awards were on last night , here are some nominations
for the best CRIME Stories of the RIAA and MPAA in no particular order.
1) http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=5308
A jury in Houston Federal Court has found rapper Lil' Flip and Sony BMG
Music Entertainment guilty of willful copyright infringement.
Magistrate Judge Stacy also fined Sony $12,000 for their failure to
adhere to the court's orders to turn over financial documents.
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2) http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/13013
Warner music ordered to pay fine for DRM use
On January 10th, the Paris District Court ruled against Warner
Music's DRM measures included on the "Testify" CD from Phil
Collins. The court fined the music company 59,50 euros for the
plaintiff's damages and an additional 5000 euros as a punitive fine.
In addition and what is most important to the consumer, is that Warner
is now forbidden to use a DRM measure if it prohibits the purchaser
from making copies.
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3 ) http://theinquirer.net/?article=29462
RIAA claims computerless woman was a pirate
Not content with suing old people and children, RIAA briefs have
apparently issued a writ to a woman who does not own a computer.
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4) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/27/nettwerk_sues_riaa/
Canadian music giant funds battle against RIAA
Canada's biggest record label, publisher and management company is
helping out a family sued by the Recording Industry Ass. of America
(RIAA)for copyright infringement.
"Litigation is not 'artist development'. Litigation is a deterrent to
creativity and passion and it is hurting the business I love."
Chicago lawyer Charles Lee Mudd will defend the Gruebels.
Mudd said the RIAA has "misapplied" the law....
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5 ) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/27/norway_itunes_complaint/
Norway accuses iTunes of consumer-rights violations
The Consumer Council of Norway (CCN) has accused Apple's iTunes Music
Store operation of violating the country's Marketing Control Act, and
it has asked Norway's consumer ombudsman to intervene on behalf of
digital music buyers.
The CCN reckons ITMS and other such services fall foul of the law in a
number of key areas......
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6 )
http://news.com.com/Probe+may+delay+change+in+digital-music+prices/2100-1027_3-6016879.html
Probe may delay change in digital-music prices
Spitzer's investigation marks the second time in recent years that the
big labels have been under a legal microscope specifically for their
digital-music dealings. (They've also settled CD price-fixing charges
with the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general, and two
labels have settled with Spitzer's office over payola charges.)
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7 ) http://www.theexperiment.org/articles.php?news_id=2159
Motion Picture Ass. of America finds itself accused of piracy
The Motion Picture Ass. of America ... is being accused of unlawfully
making a bootleg copy of a documentary....
The MPAA admitted Monday that it had duplicated "This Film Is Not Yet
Rated" without the filmmaker's permission
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The standard the MPAA is using for itself appears to be at odds with
what the organization sets out for others: "....distributing or making
copies of motion pictures without the consent of the copyright owners
is illegal," the MPAA's website says.
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8 ) http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/02/08/D8FL8H380.html
Radio Conglomerates Eyed in 'Payola' Probe
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Wednesday he has
subpoenaed many of the nation's largest radio conglomerates in his
"payola" investigation of major artists and songs that he claims got
air time because of payoffs by recording companies.
"A lot of the major songs have been implicated in this and it showed
how pervasive the payola infrastructure had become," Spitzer told The
Associated Press.
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So maybe instead of the "grammy" awards they should be called
the "PAYOLA Awards" because that's the only reason you even know they
exist. Payola is illegal. So is Price Fixing. Two methods of the
RIAA (and member companies) business model.
Price Fixing is when they steal money from YOU.
Those are some of the newest stories I know of.
Stories of the RIAA and MPAA and their CRIMINAL business practices.
Why do you continue to support them and claim they are "legitimate" in
any way ?
If musicians or actors are working with criminals then they are
criminal collaborators (not to be supported) .
They are not, in any way "legitimate".
They are criminal because of their payola and price fixing , just for a
start.
They are not the "music business" , they are the "criminals of the
music business".
But what's really criminal is their crappy music and movies , the
garbage the RIAA and MPAA puts out should be against the law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_p2p
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesharing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Client-to-Client
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.irc.mirc/msg/69d4a7ea1e85dcf9
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Stop Paying for Ring Tones (see story link)
http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70150-0.html?tw=wn_index_22
Criminal Record labels love it when fans buy a ring tone of a song they
already own -- the industry claims $4 billion in ring-tone sales to
date. But in fairness, you shouldn't have to pay separately just to
hear your CD tracks or acquired MP3s as ring tones.
Putting a snippet of a CD track or MP3 file on your phone is actually
very straightforward -- not to mention FREE , if you already own the
song , Following is a step-by-step guide.
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