It was an Op-Ed piece in the NY Times. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/opinion/20kulash.htm


On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Michael Myers wrote:

> The funny thing is that just a week or so ago, I read an interview 
> woth one of the band members (in the NY Times?  can't remember...).  
> Anyway, he was complaining that the terms of their record company 
> contract technically prevents them (the band) from posting videos 
> online like this, even though the millions of viewings from the 
> "treadmill video" made their record go viral and sell hundreds of 
> thousands of copies... he also said that their last royalty check from 
> digital video rights was something like $27....
>
> I was able to see it on a link from the Gomez myspace page and I guess 
> what Gregory pointed out for us to look at might have been posted 
> "unofficially" by an OK Go fan.....
>
> I wonder if, someday, traditional record companies might get their act 
> together....... or are they doomed?  Sales off, mismanagement of 
> digital strategies, examples onerous "care and handling" of their 
> customers abound etc etc etc
>
> Mike
>
>  
>
> ________________________________
> From: Gregory Sager <hochsalzburg@yahoo.com>
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Sent: Mon, March 8, 2010 11:24:59 AM
> Subject: OK Go does it again
>
> Especially recommended for Rube Goldberg fans:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
>
>
> Gregory Sager
>
>
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