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Musician says RIAA reminds him of Mafia
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article published on 23 February, 2008
Jello Biafra, the former Dead Kennedys lead singer, recently had a few choice words for the RIAA, going as far as to say that the group reminds him of the mafia.
?I have two different opinions on file-sharing,? says Biafra, ?you may take from the big labels...because the only thing they do is steal from both the artists and the audience.?
Besides calling the big labels the "bad guys", ... [ read the full article ]
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23. February 2008 @ 19:26 |
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23. February 2008 @ 20:58 |
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This man does a brilliant spoken word tour, I was lucky enough to meet him when he came through my area, and his views on big business and its role in the USA government are spot-on.
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23. February 2008 @ 22:08 |
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I agree with this article, but the first thing I saw when reading this was ****'em. I know that many people here at AD are adults, but they are younger people as well.
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23. February 2008 @ 22:43 |
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Originally posted by 21Q:
I agree with this article, but the first thing I saw when reading this was ****'em. I know that many people here at AD are adults, but they are younger people as well.
Good call, I have edited his quote. Thanks.
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24. February 2008 @ 00:20 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by 21Q:
I agree with this article, but the first thing I saw when reading this was ****'em. I know that many people here at AD are adults, but they are younger people as well.
Good call, I have edited his quote. Thanks.
No problem. Just looking out for AD's reputation and those younger members. I also just noticed that my ad age is set a bit young, as well as my profile page. That's what happens when you stay logged in, even on your own computer.
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24. February 2008 @ 01:10 |
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God Bless you Jello Biafra.
A great activist from a kick ass punk band.
California Uber Alles!!
But seriously folks, he truly is spot on with his observations, its too bad people don't take action.
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24. February 2008 @ 06:21 |
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Hell big biz reminds me of the mafia.......
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24. February 2008 @ 06:48 |
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Hey.. at least the mafia are honest criminals.. They don't get the governments to do their dirty work for them.
Big ups for Jello.. My ******* hero.
I'm also glad the space shuttle blew up ;)
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24. February 2008 @ 06:52 |
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If you want to get them to change you have to boycott them. as it says in my sig purchase only 2nd hand media and avoid their propertarian, anti consumer, crippled by DRM hardware, (blu-ray, ect) & download services. And do not be party to the RIAA's global price fixing scam of regional pricing via credit card blocks from the RIAA members, forcing stores like iTunes, Amazon ect to engage in anti consumer price fixing practices.
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SoundExchange (the RIAA) considers any digital performance of a song as falling under their compulsory license. If any artist records a song, SoundExchange has the right to collect royalties for its performance on Internet radio. Artists can offer to download their music for free, but they cannot offer their songs to Internet radio for free. (http://soundexchange.com/faq.html#a7)
So how it works is that SoundExchange collects money through compulsory royalties from Webcasters and holds onto the money. If a label or artist wants their share of the money, they must become a member of SoundExchange and pay a fee to collect their royalties (http://soundexchange.com/faq.html#b6). But, and this is a big "but," you only get royalties if you own the sound recording copyright. If you are signed to a major label, chances are you don?t. Even if you do own the copyright to your own recording of your own song, SoundExchange will collect Internet radio royalties for your song even if you don?t want them to do so.
Don't let big media dictate our culture to us, boycott big media and allow the real artists play time, lets rid the world of Sony payola deals to keep indie artists from air time.
always remember digital downloads are cheaper because of less overheads don't get ripped off ppl or get some of this:
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24. February 2008 @ 06:55 |
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I don't buy new media anymore I find a music group I like I give them a 5 or 10$ donation, I avoid mainstream DRM riddled services with every fiber of my being.
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24. February 2008 @ 10:40 |
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Wow lol
I wonder what the RIAA made of this :P
Those bastards...
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24. February 2008 @ 10:48 |
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The last new record I paid for on release was the Cult - Love..
how long ago?? I know back then new vinyl was less than £5
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24. February 2008 @ 11:15 |
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someone should start a boycott against big labels, or anyone associated with the riaa.
they could make a website with every band under their label named so you know who to avoid.
i would love to see a group like anonymous boycott the riaa
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vinny13
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24. February 2008 @ 14:14 |
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Easy solution.
BIT TORRENT
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25. February 2008 @ 10:36 |
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Originally posted by vinny13Quote:
Easy solution.
BIT TORRENT[/i]
HAHA Nice. Agreed :P
(use it all the time, its soo damn slow, but its works so well..)
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. February 2008 @ 10:43
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25. February 2008 @ 12:34 |
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Bittorrent and IRC will be all I ever need.
And yes, **** the RIAA. Donate to your favorite band directly and don't fall victim to buying the $20 packaged 5cent disc. Or even your $2 hosted digital free download. And hell with paying for a $9 accommodation fee for your free movie. Even your $20-30 packaged 10cent disc.
It's bull**** plain and simple. The RIAA simply finds little ways to incorporate the payment of their wages into sales. It's nothing new, but it's nice to see it brought out into the public. I just wish it would change something.
However, not everybody can ignore the horse's head.
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25. February 2008 @ 18:59 |
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Originally posted by xSModder:
Bittorrent and IRC will be all I ever need.
And yes, **** the RIAA. Donate to your favorite band directly and don't fall victim to buying the $20 packaged 5cent disc. Or even your $2 hosted digital free download. And hell with paying for a $9 accommodation fee for your free movie. Even your $20-30 packaged 10cent disc.
It's bull**** plain and simple. The RIAA simply finds little ways to incorporate the payment of their wages into sales. It's nothing new, but it's nice to see it brought out into the public. I just wish it would change something.
However, not everybody can ignore the horse's head.
well for bands that do their own stuff it can cost 15-25 for a starting band to do a CD launch, for the industry hell no they can do it for 8-10$ and still get a good profit in.
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18. April 2008 @ 00:38 |
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I like it turning the tables on the riaa and showing people who the real criminals are :)
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