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Spitzer Takes On Record Industry Payola

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sit-and-spin dept.

flackrum writes "NY Attorney General Spitzer has served subpoenas to four major record labels (UMG, BMG, EMI, WMG) in a continued house-cleaning of corporations employing dirty-tricks. In this particular group of cases, investigations are focusing on the circumvention of the Federal Payola Law, which forbids bribing radio broadcasters in return for airing specific songs. Mmm sweet karma."

6 of 411 comments (clear)

  1. At least it is a step up by DARKFORCE123 · · Score: 4, Funny

    At least it is a step up from representing unpaid restaurant bathroom attendants .

    http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/08/news/funny/spitzer _bathrooms.reut/

  2. Ha-Ha! by HangingChad · · Score: 5, Funny
    Everyone who feels sorry for the record labels please raise their hand.

    Anyone...

    Anyone at all...

    Buhler? Buhler?

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    That's our life, the big wheel of shit. - The Fat Man, Blue Tango Salvage
  3. This is a waste of taxpayer's money by 91degrees · · Score: 4, Funny

    As we all know, the record industry are bastions of honesty and fair play, and the sole crusaders against evil terrorist pirates who steal music, and therefore murder the poor artists who create the songs.

    Given their record of fair play, being law abiding citizens, and their respect for the laws of this country - so great that they even write the laws - it is quite clear that they have not done anything wrong, and should not be investigated at all.

  4. Sweet karma? by Colonel+Cholling · · Score: 3, Funny

    Mmm sweet karma.

    What's this? I clicked on the word "karma" and got some damn wiccan page talking about some religious concept they stole from the Hindus. I always thought "karma" was what I'll lose by posting this message.

    --

    I am Sartre of the Borg. Existence is futile.
  5. Re:This is where ambition serves the public good by TrentL · · Score: 3, Funny

    It would be awesome if Spitzer gets Ashcroft's job in a Kerry administration.

  6. Re:Disclosure by Curunir_wolf · · Score: 3, Funny
    I swear today is the "Let's not RTFA" day on Slashdot... Quote from the article:

    You're confused. This is completely normal. You're thinking of "Let's RTFA" day, which happens every other leap year.

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    "Somebody has to do something. It's just incredibly pathetic it has to be us."
    --- Jerry Garcia