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Skinny Puppy Wants Compensation For Music Used in US Interrogations

Posted by timothy on from the no-need-to-argue-whether-it's-torture dept.

First time accepted submitter time_lords_almanac writes "A Canadian band has sent an invoice to the U.S. Department of Defense after learning that its music was used without permission in 'interrogations' of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. The members of Skinny Puppy, who specialize in electronic music, were originally going to make the invoice the cover of their next album until they discovered they could bring legal action against the department. They were also none to happy to learn the purpose their music was being employed for, let alone illegally. The amount of compensation requested? $666,000, of course."

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  1. Save money, use Slashdot Beta instead! by TheNastyInThePasty · · Score: 5, Funny

    The government should start using Slashdot Beta instead of music to torture detainees. Just sit them down in a room with a computer that can't go to any website except Slashdot Beta. They wouldn't last 5 minutes. I know I couldn't.

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  2. Re:Surely by HappyPsycho · · Score: 5, Funny

    $666,999?

    Ying-yang number of the beast.

  3. Re:Forget the music. Use the Slashdot Beta! by hawkinspeter · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm still using "classic" slashdot and haven't tried the beta version. Has anyone got an opinion about the beta version?

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  4. If you're going to use Canadian music for torture by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would think that Celine Dion or Justin Bieber would be much more effective at breaking the will of even the most stanchly determined Jihadists.

  5. Torture by SenorPez · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm pretty sure using Slashdot Beta violates some part of the Geneva Conventions.

  6. Re:Forget the music. Use the Slashdot Beta! by gmuslera · · Score: 5, Funny

    There are rumors that now Guantanamo Bay prisoners are forced to use Slashdot Beta. This madness must stop, they are human beings after all.

  7. Re:Buck Feta by ThatsDrDangerToYou · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, I love feta you insensitive clod!

  8. Beta Is Good by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's causing me to do more work and less trolling.

  9. Christ on a pogo stick by nobuddy · · Score: 5, Funny

    That reads like my play list.

  10. Re:Surely by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    6^6^6 is 10,314,424,798,490,535,546,171,949,056.

    Actually, if we use RIAA math to determine losses, that looks about right.

  11. Re:Now thats a performance... by SunTzuWarmaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is awesome! All the best music in one place!

    I've made this my Grooveshark playlist! See it here: http://grooveshark.com/#!/play...

    You. Are. Welcome.