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Subject: Re: Good old copyright problem
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Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 03:50:11 GMT
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Boycott the RIAA.
http://www.boycott-riaa.com/
"BUD" <bud@budspam.com> wrote in message
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> I was reading today that the RIAA is confiscating hundreds of thousands of
> dollars worth of DJ Mixed CD's from retailers in the US - this is despite
> the fact that performing artists know it promotes the sale of their
> recordings to the public.
>
> Music publisher's heads are up their ass, what other industry enjoys a
> product line that gets free advertising, playing and promotion on TV,
> radio, dance clubs etc etc - in other industries it costs millions of
> dollars to advertise and promote a product - they get exposure to the
> public for f**k all - apart from some over the top parties and some
> bribery and corruption money paid to radio DJ's without brains.
>
> I know there are thousands who download MP3's from P2P sites - but an MP3
> ain't the same quality as a true CD and enthusiasts still buy the original
> recordings because the hi-fi quality is far superior. If they want to
> survive bring down the prices to a reasonable level and stop ripping of
> the public.
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