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Music Industry Attacks Free Prince CD
Mike writes "You might not like Prince, but he's planning on giving away a free CD in a national British newspaper. Harmless publicity, right? The music industry disagrees. Executives are practically going insane over the idea and are threatening to 'retaliate'. 'The Artist Formerly Known as Prince should know that with behavior like this he will soon be the Artist Formerly Available in Record Stores. And I say that to all the other artists who may be tempted to dally with the Mail on Sunday,' said Entertainment Retailers Association spokesman Paul Quirk, who also said it would be 'an insult' to record stores. Shouldn't an artist be able to give away his own music if he wants to without fear of industry retaliation?"
"The executive with an attitude like this should know that his outlets will soon be The Buildings That Used To Be Record Stores"
Fixed that for ya.
A-Bomb
Q: "Shouldn't an artist be able to give away his own music..."
A: If the music sucks then I think the answer is quite clear.
So what you're saying is the more they tighten their grip, the more stars will slip through their fingers? =D
Ice Cream has no bones.
We're going to party like it's on sale for $19.99 !! Thank you, come again!
Might The Artist Formerly Known as Prince then become, in response, The Artist Formerly Giving A Flying Fuck?
True. But they do apply in Minnesota.
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.
Your flippant comment adds insult to injury. Prince did not get where he is today by standing out or taking chances - he needs to stay within the reservation, abide by his contract and avoid this sort of publicity.
Desperation is a stinky cologne, Prince.
-The RIAA
They spelled my name correctly, right?
Then its alllllll good.
Cha - Chiiinnnng!
Here will be an old abusing of God's patience and the king's English.
Person interested in Prince as a long term brand strategy: "But come on - customers love to get free stuff!"
Music Industry: "What the fuck does what customers want have to do with anything?"
It Is the Nature of Information to Transgress Artificial Boundaries
They're all pissing in the same pot. Masons to the last man.
(BTW, I believe he is once again the artist known as Prince... it'd be nice for the industry to keep better tabs on their talent)
Yes, he is now The Artist Fomerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. He's now called "Prince" for short.
I don't particularly like his music, but I'm inclined to buy a CD just to support him.
Yes, I too will buy this free CD.
No, what they're saying is that Prince is somehow incarcerated! All proceeds from these "Free Prince" CDs go towards paying off his lawyer fees. Please ignore the fact that "Kevin" has been scratched out and "Prince" is penciled in.
S.
"Twice half-assed makes an ass whole." --Solomon K. Chang
You're just going to end up ruining it for everyone else when the government notices the lucrative market for free CDs and applies a whopping 300% tax. I hope you're happy now.
In 1989 my band made a vinyl record and pressed a 1000 copies. There are 920 or so copies still within our control. I've been giving some thought to setting up a MySpace page and providing free downloads of the band's works and writing and recording some new songs.
Mr. and Madam Record Company executive, this is your chance and time is running out. Sign me to a record deal now before I give away more of my music. Your industry needs you!!!!
Mmm, genetically modified bread.
The land shall stone them with the bread of his son.
"and give the band a blowjob, because, well, I'm selfish that way."
/. to give you a blow job?
Dude.
You are asking for a bunch of fat male geeks on
And in the same post you complain about "unfaithful significant others,"
Hmmm
I'm not sure what bothers me more, hypocrisies or that you have a disturbing attraction to fat male geeks. I'm just going to wander off to the pub to enjoy a pint.
Disturbing.
I am 31337 or something.
I, on the other hand, haven't been buying (or downloading) much if any music for years.
Welcome to middle age. :-)
I live ze unknown. I love ze unknown. I am ze unknown.
"All your talents are belong to us!"
How dare you link to my website as your own? You jerk.
I was going to make a joke asking for a torrent link, but I can't figure out whether asking for a torrent link for a free CD is ironic, or not ironic, or ironic for not being ironic, or doubly ironic, or.....
ahhhhhhh! HELP! My head just my head a'sploded!
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- - You can't take something off the Internet! That's like trying to take pee out of a swimming pool.
When record companies cry.
"He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing." --Paul Atreides, Dune
Isn't it somewhat ironic that they're using Machiavellian tactics against Prince?
I'm not sure what bothers me more, hypocrisies or that you have a disturbing attraction to fat male geeks.
Assuming he's a he, he didn't say he *currently* has an S.O. Your assumption of hypocrisy is, dare I say, a little presumptuous.
Yes. I did dare. And I feel better for it.
There's still that fat geek thing, though.
Microsoft is to software what Budweiser is to beer.
So what you're saying is the more they tighten their grip, the more stars will slip through their fingers? =D
So maybe the industry's next move will be to build a death star and blast people who distribute music for free. Cool, then this is where all the skill I have at bullzeyeing womprats in my T-16 comes to good use, finally.
Fuck the GPL crowd, fuck their impotent rage, fuck their bulging neck veins and quivering chin-blubber. Let them whine and stamp their feet; no one can hear them in their basements. They can use their pudgy fingers to type out point-by-point rebuttals into a semen-encrusted keyboard. They can stain their t-shirts with cheeto dust and boob sweat. They can piss into another Mountain Dew bottle and cry themselves to sleep. Fuck the GPL crowd. I fully support GPL "thieves."
Perhaps not, they've had time to review the mistakes of the past long long ago. You'll have to catch it under construction, blow up the shield generator.
And if they start focusing unknown weapons of hip-hop music, be sure to shout "ITS A RAP"
Ice Cream has no bones.
He could if he had an iPhone. It cures cancer too.