Stupid record labels

[giza]

Despite the fact that it's been several years after Napster first came out, and that iTunes has been around, record labels are still doing the same stupid legal things.

They're not just filing lawsuits, they are filing lawsuits in U.S. courts against businesses in foreign countries. The most recent one is against AllOfMP3.com.

I'm simply amazed that not only are record labels still trying the same tactics, but that they don't seem to get this whole jurisdictional thing. In fact, AllOfMP3 is following the appropriate laws in their jurisdiction: Russia. They pay the proper amount of royalties to the Russian Multimedia and Internet Society (ROMS).

Yet this isn't good enough for Arista, Warner Brothers, Capitol and Universal. Because someone found a way to make money without them getting a cut, they are once again trying to forcibly take that money. Madness.

Comments

[wildw0lf.livejournal.com]

I saw that today, that's amazing they're going after AllOfMP3, which is apparently legal in Russia. Hell, the Russian media company has even offered to pay the RIAA, but U.S. companies have refused payment from them - go figure.

[cloudtiger.livejournal.com]

...heh heh... you know, being in the music business, I see Linkin Park's point of view. Internet music keeps the artists alive. The record labels take so much fucking money out of them that they are forced to make only pennies from ONE album sale - that's basically putting a price tag on your art. It's very unfair. But then when the cowards feel as if they just haven't squeezed enough money out of them, they have to squeeze more and squeeze more...

So, finally, people are starting to realize that these big labels are all about money, not about art. That's why I wanted to go independent first before I sold my life away to some fucking money-squeezer.

[giza.livejournal.com]

Oh, good point. Your comment reminded me of Courney Love's article about that, which I just made a new LJ post about.