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Musicians vs. RIAA At USA Today

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the the-battle-lines-grow-deeper dept.

An anonymous reader writes "USA Today has an article about the growing friction between recording artists and the 5 major labels which make up the RIAA. Many issues are covered, including copyright reform, fraudulent accounting on the part of record labels, and how selling a quarter million albums can leave you owing your label $14,000."

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  1. Re:Put your money where your mouth is by anthony_dipierro · · Score: 1, Troll

    RIAA wants to control how we use the content we purchased

    Yeah, so do I, what's your point?

    RIAA wants to make it impossible to exercise fair use

    I don't think that's true.

    RIAA controls the price of most music

    So?

    RIAA members control which band "makes it" by turning on the payola tap

    Nah, I don't think that's true.

    RIAA members expect to cheat artists out of roylity payments, has done it in the past, and independent reports confirm it's still happening. RIAA members use contracts that are the next best thing to slavery.

    I don't think that's accurate.

    RIAA paid a congressional aide to add language to a bill, bypassing congress and debate.

    So?

    For every superstar that makes the record company a million dollars there's five failures that lose the record company a couple hundred thousand.

    That's if you trust their figures. It's already been said that RIAA makes Enron look like amature hour.

    Enron moved around funds to make it appear that they made more money than they did. Is that what you're accusing AOL of? Please, explain exactly what you're accusing the record companies of doing.

    And then explain why if it's such a great deal, you don't invest in these companies or go into the business yourself.