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This Really Pisses Me Off

Woof	Date: September 15, 2006 @ 9:36 PM Technically not the RIAA, but I think, as good of a place as any to vent. Leflaw posted this news article: http://news.dmusic.com/article/20705 The entire thing is well worth reading, but these comments are completely idiotic, and without merit: Record companies are keen to avoid repeating the mistake they believe they made when Viacom's MTV was set up 25 years ago -- allowing their artists' music to be aired for free. Morris in his remarks to investors Tuesday said MTV "built a multibillion-dollar company on our (music) ... for virtually nothing. We learned a hard lesson." These guys just DON'T GET IT! MTV promoted thousands of artists, 24/7, FOR THE MAJORS, AT NO CHARGE TO THEM! How many MILLIONS did the majors make off of CD sales, as a result of the MTV promos? Plenty, I'm sure. And they have the fucking nerve to whine about it. NOT because they lost sales as a result of the videos being aired, but because they simply RESENT the fact that MTV was clever enough to come up with a business model that allowed MTV to profit as well!!!!! This argument, to me, crystallizes what's completely WRONG with how the majors are acting. It's obvious that they feel entitled to a share of any and every slogan, phrase, image, or reference, that's even remotely connected to something that they have a hand in producing. What they DO NOT realize, is that this is our culture they're practicing their policy of greed on, and where does it end?
aflunky	Date: September 18, 2006 @ 5:00 PM I agree, I made a long comment on that article talking about how they should be kissing MTV's ass. Sad world we live in these days...
Woof	Date: September 18, 2006 @ 9:47 PM Thank you! And if I might be allowed to quote you: OH MY FREAKIN GOD! THEY SAID WHAT ABOUT MTV?!?! Weren't they the ones who helped promote the Record Companies' artists and made them billions of dollars? MTV who is part of the RIAA? MTV Who has helped to create/promote music Pop Culture for the past 25 years, and for the past 25 years that pop culture has been ran by these record companies? If I was Viacomm, I would be disgusted at these comments! That's EXACTLY how I felt about it. Pure shock! And anger. I think the word that sums it up is OUTRAGE!
TameasDust	Date: September 18, 2006 @ 10:12 PM next target will be radio stations that play the music for people to hear for free ... cant have that can we .. people listening to music for free ... OMG noooo
Woof	Date: September 18, 2006 @ 10:18 PM Pretty soon we won't be able to sing copyrighted songs in public, unless we pay...
TameasDust	Date: September 18, 2006 @ 10:20 PM Then it will be the time for Indie music to take over from RIAA drivel ... Power to the people
K3VIN	Date: September 18, 2006 @ 10:22 PM actually singing aloud in public is free publicity.. unless u turn people off the song.
nawlige	Date: September 18, 2006 @ 10:24 PM but they already started charging ppl to listen to music i.e. xm radio.. sat. radio. ect. so the process has already begun
Woof	Date: September 18, 2006 @ 10:24 PM Amen, brother! It sickens me that we live in a culture where we seem to have to buy our identity, anyway! Network speculated that "It's the idea of the individual that's dying", and that was, I believe, waaaay back in the '70's!
Opossum	Date: September 19, 2006 @ 12:59 AM You will be able to sing one phrase from a song for free, then each additional phrase at a set rate. Additional percentage on weekends and double rates on holidays...
ShadowMom	Date: September 19, 2006 @ 1:06 AM Actually, if you sing it in public you are supposed to pay. And that includes that old standard, "Happy Birthday." And yes if you don't get off your butts and vote out the politicians who work for the industry, all your music will end up being pay-per-listen... they already control what you hear. They also want you to pay for that privilege. Not just on the radio, on the internet, and the television, too. And they have the money and the lawyers to make everyone pay.
GeneHilbert	Date: September 19, 2006 @ 12:16 PM Yep......
TameasDust	Date: September 20, 2006 @ 1:35 PM Well it is time to stop buying or listening to anything that is not Indie
GeneHilbert	Date: September 20, 2006 @ 1:46 PM Here you go - check out Shadowmom's journal http://shadowmom.dmusic.net/
aflunky	Date: September 20, 2006 @ 2:04 PM "Pretty soon we won't be able to sing copyrighted songs in public, unless we pay..." "Soon we wont be able to sing them in the Shower!"
ShadowMom	Date: September 20, 2006 @ 2:07 PM Thank you, Gene!
TameasDust	Date: September 27, 2006 @ 10:57 PM Soon the will be totally controlled by the RIAA. the only legal way to listen to your music will be with headphones set to play at level 2 and go no highier cause we dont even want you to really hear it ... Have a Nice Day
Opossum	Date: September 28, 2006 @ 3:06 AM That sounds about right, but you will only be legally able to play them on RIAA-approved equipment.
PiPod	Date: September 28, 2006 @ 1:24 PM Napster? What are they doing now? Putting out ads like this: Napstergirl.com
Alecs	Date: October 3, 2006 @ 12:11 PM On 19th Sep 2012, Opossum said: You will be able to sing one phrase from a song for free, then each additional phrase at a set rate. Additional percentage on weekends and double rates on holidays... Free nights and weekends?

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