Riaa Falsely Claim Labels As Supportive

[Gutter]

Independent record labels and their attempt to remove their labels from RIAA control

A number of independent record labels want to sever their ties with the Recording Industry Association of America. The problem is, they never became members of the association in the first place. The record labels say they were wrongly listed as members on the RIAA Web site. Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports.

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Basically this report states that the RIAA have been putting the names of labels that are in no way associated with them, on their list of RIAA Supportive labels.
This list can be found here:
http://www.riaa.com/about/members/default.asp

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RIAA are enfringing on copyrights themselves...

[Arm]

Originally posted by Gutter@5 December 2003 - 01:22
RIAA

I think you missed the other news broadcast saying that the RIAA is changing their name to R.A.P.E. I forget what it stands for though.

[james_bond_rulez]

stands for Rape Anyone Possessing Electronics

[Gutter]

Well it seems from this audio report that they don't have as many labels as they list supporting them.

They want to seem bigger than they are?

Or just make it seem like more labels are on their side...

[Switeck]

Originally posted by Gutter@5 December 2003 - 12:11
Well it seems from this audio report that they don't have as many labels as they list supporting them.

They want to seem bigger than they are?

Or just make it seem like more labels are on their side...

Both

[internet.news]

hehe... I think as I read there only some very big labels like sony, bmg... in RIAA and all the small labels have not yet a chance, some may probably share as well.

[Sid Hartha]

Originally posted by internet.news@6 December 2003 - 23:34
hehe... I think as I read there only some very big labels like sony, bmg... in RIAA and all the small labels have not yet a chance, some may probably share as well.

share their thoughts?

[ninjamonkey]

absolutely ridiculous. so is the riaa finding people who share music of bands on the labels that arent even part of the riaa?

[Switeck]

Originally posted by ninjamonkey@22 December 2003 - 02:11
absolutely ridiculous. so is the riaa finding people who share music of bands on the labels that arent even part of the riaa?

Yes, they use those as additional citings of copyright violations for purposes of 'severity of the crime'... which "entitles" them to (potentially) greater damages amounts or rather a bigger reward settlement.

[Kesta]

Originally posted by james_bond_rulez@5 December 2003 - 14:01
stands for Rape Anyone Possessing Electronics

OH MY GOD



Im crying while laughing thats so original