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Record Labels Unveil Greed 2.0
theodp writes "Unsatisfied with $2.49 ringtones and as much as 70 cents of each 99 cent iTunes download, Newsweek reports that record labels want a bigger cut of digital music profits. One example: If you type in 'Madonna' - a Warner act - at the Google Video site, and the results are accompanied by ads, Warner wants a share of those ad dollars." Even more ridiculous demands than those put forth in previous stories.
They're only at 2.0? That's news.
What good is a double standard if you can't enforce it?
Why not? After all, they demand royalties from people who sing "Happy Birthday" in a restaurant.
http://www.unhappybirthday.com/
I won't be surprised when they start suing boycotters for causing a drop in CD sales.
Madonna! Madonna madonna madonna madonnamadonna madonna madonna. Madonnamadonnamadonna! Madonna, madonna madonna. Madonna madonna madonna... Madonna madonna; madonna madonna madonna madonna. "Madonna? Madonnamadonna Madonna madonna madonna." (Madonna madonna madonna: madonna madonna.)
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And the record companies surely are giving that additional profits from sales and ad revenue generated by the videos back to the artists who pay for their production from their cut of album sales... right? Otherwise such a thing would be horribly immoral, the equivalent of selling something you don't own... right?
This will go great with all of the checks the RIAA must be sending to artists from the illegal download lawsuit revenues.
Truly, this is a wonderful time to be a musician.
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"If you type in 'Madonna' - a Warner act - at the Google Video site, and the results are accompanied by ads, Warner wants a share of those ad dollars."
What's the big fuss over something like this? The income from searches for 'Madonna' would be trace.
Which I'd love to tell the music company executives, and all those that might admire them. It's a simple word, at first inoffensive if you don't know the meaning, and can be shouted in anger without losing the basic sound of the word.
The word is "Garn".
It means "Go and get fucked.", from "go and" being said shortly to "go'an", then altered via the australian accent into the word "garn".
The long of it is "garn get fucked", and the shorthand "garn" can used when you just need to say something snappy without being misheard, or offending little old ladies.
So, to the RIAA, and all those affiliated,
"I'm never paying you fuckers a single cent from now on. Those two Ministry albums - Animositisomina, and Houses of the Mole' - I just bought were IT, the end of the line. I am going to download any music I want to listen to, and I'm going to send the purchase price, or import price, directly to the artist via a money order."
"Garn. Garn! GARN! Sideways! With walnuts!"
His name is Robert Paulsen...
I suppose it is a great time to agree to sign with Warner; wait until you start searching for my band, 'The'.
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"pain is weakness leaving the body."Coming next from the RIAA...
They'll want royalties from people singing (I typed sinking first - Freudian slip?) their songs at karaoke bars. And since the music contributes to people having a good time and buying more drinks, they should get a cut of the bartenders' tips as well.
I see my shadow changing, stretching up and over me...
Unsatisfied with $2.49 ringtones
We should encourage them to keep marketing these $2.49 Sponge Bob ringtones. That way, they'll run out of money a lot faster.
"And who's gonna fly it, kid - you?"
"You bet! Why, I -"
"Recording music ain't like dusting crops, boy. Without precise calculations you'd bury yourself in the mix, or sound too close to a pop tartlet, and that would end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?"
What part of "a well regulated militia" do you not understand?
"You bet! Why, I -"
"Recording music ain't like dusting crops, boy. Without precise calculations you'd bury yourself in the mix, or sound too close to a pop tartlet, and that would end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?"
"And who's gonna advertise it, kid - you?"
"You bet I could! I'm not such a bad... Wait, what was the question?"
The RIAA, once they have your creative fruits in their grasp...
Awesome! You get the Outstanding Veiled Metaphor of the Week Award. My lit teachers would be shocked, but proud.
With all of the stunts they've pulled lately, I thought they were up to version 8 or 9 by now?
This is my opinion. To make sure you don't steal it, it's covered by the DMCA.
The RIAA today announced that they will be demanding royalties from every RIAA related story appearing on slashdot.
An RIAA spokesman today announced "These slashdot stories are related to us and we should have a cut and anyway you could be buying CDs instead of reading this story so you owe me $13.99 and if you don't pay that then I'll take you to court and sue for 20 Million dollars and if you don't pay that then I'll sue your kids and your dog too."
- shazow
Ironic. Shakespear wasn't exactly known for being "highbrow" in his day. Some have speculated that if he were alive today, he'd be writing for professional wrestling.
Alas poor Hogan, I knew him well....
-- Fugacity: Confusing chemists since 1908
SHUT UP! Shut up! The Corrs are a pile of arse, shut it.