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| From | "josh chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: audities-digest V1 #697 (10 msgs) |
| Date | Fri, 12 Sep 2003 17:42:02 -0400 |
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OK, so they do make the claim. But given the conduct of its members towards
artists historically, the claim is specious. Obviously their motivation is
their own bottom lines. If the interests of RIAA and artists happen to
align, that is pure serendipity.
(I mean, no one is saying that Don Henley and Sheryl Crow are suing
12-year-old kids. Its the labels.)
----- Original Message -----
From: <garymaher@juno.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: audities-digest V1 #697 (10 msgs)
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 08:00:08 -0400 audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
> > Just a small point: the text associated with the petition says "This
> crusade
> > is generating thousands of subpoenas and hundreds of lawsuits, but not
> a
> > single penny for the artists that the RIAA claims to protect."
> >
> > I don't believe the RIAA makes any such claims. They are a trade
> > association for the record companies, not a voice for artists or
> artists'
> > rights.
>
> Don't take this the wrong way, but that's incredibly wrong. This is from
> the RIAA's press release on the lawsuits on its own website:
>
> "We simply cannot allow online piracy to continue destroying the
> livelihoods of artists, musicians, songwriters, retailers, and everyone
> in the music industry."
>
> and
>
> "A number of other music community leaders expressed support for strong
> enforcement against egregious instances of copyright theft.
>
> Bart Herbison, Executive Director, Nashville Songwriters Association
> International:
> "When someone steals a song on the Internet it is not a victimless crime.
> Songwriters pay their rent, medical bills and children's' educational
> expenses with royalty income. That income has been dramatically impacted
> by illegal downloading, so many have reassessed their careers as
> songwriters. It breaks my heart that songwriters are choosing other
> professions because they cannot earn a living - in great part due to
> illegal downloading." "
>
> ad nauseum . . .
>
> http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/090803.asp
>
> g
>
>
>
>
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