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EMI Cannot Unbundle Pink Floyd Songs
smooth wombat writes "Before the advent of iTunes and MP3s, EMI and Pink Floyd entered into a contract which stated that EMI could not unbundle individual songs from their original album settings. This was insisted upon by the members of Pink Floyd, who wanted to retain artistic control of their works, which they considered 'seamless' pieces of music. However, with the advent of digital downloads, EMI has been selling individual songs through its online store. Pink Floyd sued, claiming EMI was violating the contract, whereas EMI said the contract only applied to physical albums, not Internet sales. Judge Andrew Morritt backed the band, saying the contract protected 'the artistic integrity of the albums.' Judge Morritt also ruled EMI is 'not entitled to exploit recordings by online distribution or by any other means other than the complete original album without Pink Floyd's consent.'"
all in all, they just ran into a wall.
Stupidity only gets you so far, then you've gotta try
Let's hope they get permanently blocked by their ISP (and others) for three strikes.
There goes any hopes for Pink Floyd on Rock Band or Guitar Hero...
They can still make em, they're just going to be fucking brutal. One level is Dark Side of the Moon. The next is The Wall. Hope you can keep it up for 81 minutes, fucker!
The enemies of Democracy are
And then Nick Mason will cut you up into little pieces.
Then why would Pink Floyd ask for royalties as damages?
How else are you going to hurt the bastards? Money. It's a hit. Don't give me any do goody-goody bullshit.
Do not mock my vision of impractical footwear
That's ridiculous. Everyone knows that music is created solely in the tightly controlled laboratories deep within record label strongholds. Instrument players are merely stealing music by way of arranging reproductions of notes and chord progressions developed by, and the exclusive property of, the music industry. These people must be stopped before their counterfeit performances devalue music by making it accessible.
Scientists point out problems, engineers fix them
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3 moderators agree with him; none with you.
Dude, I get massive amounts of mod points here all the time, and I'm a fuckin' idiot. What's your point?
Your comment reminds me how truly and deeply I miss AOR.
Chillin' out with my boombox in my lounge chair in my lawn with a tall cool drink listening to Alan Parsons Project or Yes.... I wouldn't even feel the need to yell at you to get off, you young kids...
Welcome to the Panopticon. Used to be a prison, now it's your home.
are OK with it.
And by then, the Robotrons will have destroyed the human race anyway...
"You're getting brutal, Sark. Brutal and needlessly sadistic."
"Thank you, Master Control"
-Sark and the MCP
Who let all this riff raff into the room?
For them, and those of us who get to drive next to them with the windows rolled down.
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you are shorter of breath and one day closer to death