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Sony Raises Price of Whitney Houston's Music 30 Minutes After Death

Posted by samzenpus on from the it's-not-right-but-it's-okay dept.

First time accepted submitter M.Nunez writes "Just 30 minutes after Whitney Houston died, Sony Music raised the price of Houston's greatest hits album, 'Ultimate Collection,' on iTunes and Amazon. Many technologists, including chairman of the NY Tech Meetup Andrew Rasiej, suggests that Sony should be boycotted for the move. In a tweet, Rasiej wrote, 'Geez Sony raised price on Whitney Houston's music 30 min after death was announced. #FAIL...We should boycott Sony.'"

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  1. They meant well by Daetrin · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was actually a gesture of sympathy to Whitney Houston's dependents. Since copyright lasts forever now, long after the death of the artist, they raised the price of the music so her estate will receive larger royalty checks for awhile.

    ... i kid of course. We all know Sony and the other RIAA members never _actually_ pay out royalties to artists.

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  2. Re:Okay, but there are bigger questions by sgt+scrub · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is there anyone here on Slashdot that's willing to admit they were the ones that uploaded a torrent of all of Whitney Houston's songs 30 minutes after hearing about Sony raising prices?

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  3. Re:We should boycott only now? by Grishnakh · · Score: 5, Funny

    I find your post insulting. Vultures play an important part in the ecosystem. Sony plays no useful role in human society, and vultures have more class and ethics than Sony.

  4. Re:We should boycott only now? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I purchase all my music from Internet Piracy. They are good guys, the price is always stable.