Ah the give us all your money and f**k off lobby! Fair use, what's that!

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feed a musician, download legally

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all i got to say is c**ksuckers!

Radio stations want Congress to look into major label recording contracts

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Like a sunburned, squinting stranger riding into some tumbleweed town, the National Association of Broadcasters has called out the RIAA for a high-noon showdown before Congress. The NAB this week sent a letter to Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) suggesting that Berman's committee take a closer look at how labels pay?or don't pay?their artists. It's retaliation for the RIAA's attempt to force radio broadcasters to pay more to use music on the air, but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea.
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* RIAA: Radio needs to pay up

At a hearing earlier this year, the big record labels and artists like Judy Collins showed up in Washington to ask the government for money. Not directly, of course; instead, they want the government to force radio stations to pay a performance royalty for the music that they use. Webcasters, satellite radio, and other broadcasters already pay this royalty, but radio stations have never been required to do so. They do pay money to the songwriters, but the performers and labels get nothing because radio is understood to be free promotion for a band.

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RIAA Claims Ownership of All Artist Royalties For Internet Radio

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"With the furor over the impending rate hike for Internet radio stations, wouldn't a good solution be for streaming internet stations to simply not play RIAA-affiliated labels' music and focus on independent artists? Sounds good, except that the RIAA's affiliate organization SoundExchange claims it has the right to collect royalties for any artist, no matter if they have signed with an RIAA label or not. '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 ... 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.'"

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RIAA eyes radio's billions

RIAA Eyes Next Possible Targets: CD Burners, Radio Listeners

Canadian coppers admit making up piracy figures

Contact Information For 50 Politicians Who Take Campaign Money From The RIAA

and the satirical view that now looks like its becoming reality!

RIAA Sues Radio Stations For Giving Away Free Music

RIAA Bans Telling Friends About Songs

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How can they possibly compare the loss of record sales to malnourishment? Millions of people in countries around the world really do go hungry. This is the most despicable low brow tactic I've seen yet.

(There was a south park episode a few years back that pointed out how ridiculous this idea was)
For just a dollar a day you can help these poor malnourished musicians. After all everyone knows true musicians can only survive on caviar and crystal!

Ugh those guys make me sick! I hope they die and burn in hell!

lol

its more like "Furnish an RIAA member with a very expensive cars and homes, download legally". idiots.

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Fix for the greater truth, the media mafia is is taking all the money away as the middle man, the middle man has now become the king demanding his servants (artists) and slaves (consumers) to stop poaching his fields.

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Feed a musician, download an album illegally and mail the artist two bucks. It's more than they'd get from the blood-sucking labels.

What self-respecting human being would wear an RIAA shirt? This propaganda makes me sick, as if they needed more press.

omg...what a bunch a f**kups...i mean come on seriously now, what is that going to accomplish.

They can't even plan a rally properly,

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Unfortunately for expo organizers, the Senate was in recess all week, and the House of Representatives wasn't in Session that day because of a funeral.

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ugh, morons.

I love this, first they humiliate themselves by wearing RIAA Propaganda then the exact people they are trying to influence are out of town due to a funeral and recess. Apparently the copyright "supporters" don't have much in the mental department.

Anyone up for a anti-copyright or Anti-DRM rally at the american capitol?

If so, we will be sure to do it when the house of representatives and the senate are both in session so it makes an impact and shows we know what we are doing unlike the "Pro-Copyright" people. :P

The last CD I purchased was Brooks & Dunns Hillbilly Deluxe. I haven't heard any music that I just couldn't do with out. I listen to the radio and the radio isn't on a music station. I became fed up with radio stations and labels pushing artists with little talent while good artists were left by the wayside. As far as music goes, the artists should play it live the same way it was recorded. Thats the reason so many recording artists (Example: Mel Tillis had his band "The Statesiders" record and tour with him) have their own bands. I realize there is a place for studio musicians but when artists go on tour the songs performed should sound very close to what they recorded.


Just my $.04 (Inflation)

This is a very contemporary cheap agenda. As you all know, election is just around the corner. The exaggeration is absurd! Perhpaps, they need to take on a different career path.

i think these people all took that trip there in a short yellow bus with helmets and body pads on. Then before they got off the bus they had a permanent marker and glue sniffing contest to see who's brain cells would evaporate fastest.

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i think these people all took that trip there in a short yellow bus with helmets and body pads on. Then before they got off the bus they had a permanent marker and glue sniffing contest to see who's brain cells would evaporate fastest.

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You forget the mittens pinned to their sleeves and their shoes marked with giant "R's and L's", you know so they put then on the correct feet.

Good lord these riaa people really are stupid.

P51ride
Music for the most part has gone to hell and country has tuned into the bastard child of rock.

feed a musician?

how about feed a musician's leeches? As so many studies have shown, wouldn't it benefit big business most?

a$$holes.

Exactly, download illegally, donate to the band.

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Exactly, download illegally, donate to the band.

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thats not always true though...
there was just an article on here where a musician in a rock group said he didn't care if people bought his cd because he gets 0$ from it anyways the label gets all cd sale money im sure its the same if you download the song legally...
the thing is cd sales and song downloads count for so little with artist most artist make money from live shows and endorsements...

I'm saying download the songs illegally and donate to the band directly, add to their income... What are you on about?

Someone REALLY needs to keep an eye on this John Conyers AND his bill. Find out when he is comming up for re-election. I would bet that will be soon. The pigs already loaded his re-election funds with tons of money in exchange for the new bill. That bill will be the beginning of end of the war.

John Conyers, is in the 14 district of MI next election.

If the public does not fight back we could get all sorts of crazy laws. I love how the upcomming law is to protect starving artists. Why are they starving? Because the lawyers (the Media Mafia) keeps most of the profits. That is where the law needs to be change. Why should some organization get all the profit and do nothing but legal stuff, contracts and suing? That is not the arts this is wahat is wrong with the USA.

Here is a blog site you can vent out side this one.
http://somafm.com/blogs/rusty/2007/07/pe...orm-parity.html

A pointless get together.