Dear music industry
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- monkeyshine0
I think the RIAA is to the major record label what BMI and ASCAP are to songwriters. Have you heard about how ASCAP threatened to sue small clubs/bars for playing CDs in their venues or having live bands play covers without paying ASCAP dues? I think its similar...they act on behalf of their members.
- AD0
yes they are like BMI and ASCAP - a licensing organization -but so should there not be a list then of who there members are - no? or is every single record label under them - i don't think so because the claim to represent Americans on their website - so how can they sue people who share songs from british or australian labels - or are they more international?
people (media) always talk about downloading music as if it's one big generic thing - i think they'll have to start looking at what songs are being shared -
if I made a song in my bedroom and I didn't want people to share it - and sold CDs of it it online but some people started ripping it an sharing it - there is no way the RIAA should be avle to sue them for that if i wasn't a member
so I guess then my question now is - how many labels are members of the riaa? any idea?
- AD0
ok starting to understand - so i guess this is the list -
http://www.riaa.com/about/member…
so they must only be able to sue people who are sharing songs from these labels
- monkeyshine0
Yeah, I think you are right AD. I believe most, if not all, major labels are members...and lots of the major labels own some of the "Indie" labels (i.e., Lost Highways is owned by Universal I think) so it covers alot of ground.
- unknown0
what's the link where you can check if the artist is under the RIAA slavery program?
I too wonder what will happen with the money they rob from the teens. I bet the artist won't see any cent of it.
- mbr0
I hope some artists have the balls to stand up to this. Obviously, or not so obvious to the RIAA, is that if someone gets sued for downloading Prince (can't think of anyone else...), then there will be a backlash against buying his stuff. That WILL hurt the artist.
Here's the stats (or clsoe to them, curtesy of WIRED):
New releases: DOWN 16% in the last few years
CD Prices: UP 16% in the last 5 years
CD Sales: DOWN 16% in the last few yearsThose are the real facts that people should be bringing up more. Crap music equals crap sales. Simple economics.
I'd like to see a list of who supports the RIAA (artists), like Metallic did. I really lost all respect for them and will never, ever consider buying anymore of their stuff.