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EMI Caught Offering Illegal Downloads

Posted by Zonk on from the dirty-dealings dept.

Hypocricy, LLC writes "While the RIAA is swift to punish any person caught offering illegal downloads, they're not very swift with outrage when a member company like EMI offers illegal downloads. Not only did the band King Crimson's contract never allow digital distribution to begin with, but band member Robert Fripp claims that EMI offered their music for sale even after their contract ended entirely."

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  1. Re:Seriously, by lawrenlives · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, this looks like a case for the Court of the Crimson King. Yeah, I said it.

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  2. Re:But since by hyades1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    They need to reassemble the court/jury that convicted that woman and fined her a gazillion dollars. See whether they'd have the parts to go after somebody who can fight back.

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  3. Re:Good for King Crimson. by ehaggis · · Score: 4, Funny

    and KFC owns the rights to their 11 herbs and spices secret formula.

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  4. I Talk to the Wind... by jumperboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    RIAA:

    Get thy bearings, practice some discipline, or you're in for one more red nightmare. Learn to eat your own cat food, great deceiver, before your coda is a requiem for a fallen angel. We'll let you know if we lament your passing in an epitaph. You may be walking on air now, but soon you'll have only the sheltering sky to protect your easy money, you dinosaur. One big happy family? It is for you, but not for us. If you think the fracture you get when Neal and Jack and me beat you with no warning will leave us sleepless, well, we'll let you know. You should be happy with what you have to be happy with.

  5. OK... by jcr · · Score: 4, Funny

    When asked about the incident, and EMI executive reportedly said "what's the big deal? Everybody does it! I mean, if the bands just charged reasonable prices, we wouldn't have to steal their suff, would we? I mean, come on!"

    -jcr

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  6. Re:Seriously, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The RIAA (Recording Industry Association) does hire people to monitor illegal downloads. They weigh the evidence, then turn it over to the proper Recording Industry Member (RIM). If Universal holds more of the rights, they give it to Universal."

    So what you're saying is that no one gets sued by the RIAA, they just get RIMmed?

  7. Re:whoa by Nasarius · · Score: 3, Funny

    If we define King Crimson as "some band Robert Fripp plays in", then yes.

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