Gabriel and Eno Start Digital Music Artist Union

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday January 25, 2004 @05:06AM from the another-green-passion dept.

An anonymous reader writes "We have long heard stories about how the record companies cheat their own artists with audit techniques that would make Enron blush. They are already applying the same techniques to the revenues they draw from digital download sites like Apple iTunes, which is one reason many artists have refused to allow their music be sold through them (those who can control it at least). Looking to take a stand in the digital music arena before these practices become status quo Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno are starting a new union the "Magnificent Union of Digitally Downloading Artists" or MUDDA. Gabriel, co-founder of OD2 - an iTunes competitor - has that company as a first source to negotiate terms with the new union."

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Conflict of interest? by bullitB · 2004-01-25 05:47 · Score: 1, Troll

So Gabriel stops his music from getting on iTunes, with apparently little effect, as I can still find 8 of his albums. Then he launches his own Windows Media-based service. Then he starts a little music mafia- er, I mean, Union to get others to keep their music off iTunes. What a great deal...