RIAA Continues Distributing Dud CDs to Satisfy Settlement

cosyne writes "Part of the music industry's recent price fixing settlement involves giving free CDs to public libraries. Although they are technically complying with the the letter of the law, they're abusing the spirit by giving the libraries large piles of crud. According to the Stevens Point Journal, '[the] Milwaukee Public Library received 1,235 copies of Whitney Houston's 1991 recording of "The Star-Spangled Banner," 188 copies of Michael Bolton's "Timeless," 375 of "Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1971," and 104 copies of Will Smith's "Willennium."' The recording industry obviously wouldn't want to have libraries loaning out music that people might otherwise buy." See also a related story about shipments to another state.

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Re:What's this going to cost in storage?

[SpooForBrains]

You do know you don't have to escape your spaces on Slashdot?

Spirit of the Law

[lousyd]

So, first we say that the RIAA must serve the people. Then we say that, once the people have spoken, and the RIAA obeys, it's still not good enough. Now the RIAA has to read minds! For everyone who trotted out the "spirit of the law" shtick, fuck you.

I hate the RIAA, but I like objective law.