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| From | Ed Lynn <pasquinade@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Sony Gets Nabbed for Payola |
| Date | Tue, 26 Jul 2005 06:01:45 -0400 |
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On 7/26/05, Jaimie Vernon <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> wrote:
> And SONY/BMG is to pay $10 million in damages. That money goes to who? Will
> the money be given back to the artists who were charged the payola against
> their unrecouped? HAHAHAHA.....
In a just world, the court would issue the equivilent of a restraining
order against any record company that is caught paying/bartering to
get their artists played. "If you pay to play, you can't play no
more." I know it can't be that simple, but it would be a start.
ed.
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