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Ask Singer Janis Ian About the RIAA and Online Music

Posted by Roblimo on from the fallout-from-the-internet-debacle dept.

Janis Ian has been a popular songwriter and performer since the 1960s, and has decided that Internet music downloads help her and many other recording artists. She wrote an article saying so, then wrote a followup piece, and now it's time for Janis to answer your questions about how the RIAA, the "major labels," and online filesharing affect artists like her. We'll send 10 of the highest moderated questions to Janis tomorrow and post her answers when we get them back. (Off-topic note: Alton Brown has not forgotten Slashdot. He had some show taping problems that messed up his schedule, and asks us to be patient, please.)

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  1. The Truth at 17 (RIAA) by tekrat · · Score: 2, Funny

    I learned the Truth at seventeen,
    That P2P is met with Lawyer Teams.
    And High School file sharing friends,
    destroyed by thought control bends.

    We all play the game, but when we dare,
    to download songs, is it unfair?
    Inventing email accounts unknown,
    causing profit losses to the bone,
    that call and say "Don't download that!"
    but we think that Napster was just phat.

    It isn't all it seems, at seventeen...

    --
    If telephones are outlawed, then only outlaws will have telephones.
  2. Re:Does the RIAA pretend that these don't exist? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What kind of response from the RIAA et al have
    you received from your writings? Do they just pretend like if they ignore your commentary, it'll go away

    Since she is completely irrelevant as an "artist", my guess would be such an assumption by the RIAA would be a safe one.

  3. Re:Do you lose control when you sign to a label? by Triv · · Score: 3, Funny

    the label then forces them to change their image / play crappy music written by some 2-bit composer

    Mmm...binary music. Can't beat the rhythmic complexity of OnOffOffOffOnOffOffOffOff.

    :)

    Triv

  4. More accurately... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    She is a no-talent that only whiny fucks like you listen to.

    And, yes, I have heard of her.