I am Boycotting RIAA
I am Boycotting RIAA
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- Redmond0
"...even though I am not part of the RIAA or any record label, United States law mandates that the RIAA (in the guise, I believe, of SoundExchange) collect royalties on my behalf whenever my music is played online. Odder still, they are under no obligation to contact me or pay me the royalties they are required by law to collect. So basically, US law has codified theft of royalties from independent artists by the very people whining about how their own artists are being deprived of pay.
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David Wiernicki
"I'd be surprised if any of the money collected even goes back to the respectful artists. Anyhow, if you want cash, the trick is to be distributors, not the one who makes the actual goods.