Comments on: Let the ‘Jammie’ RIAA artists know

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:24:09 +0000

Johnnyg0 Says:

October 10th, 2007 at 6:17 am
Sarah Mclachlan is on Nettwerk, not an RIAA label (they actually fought the RIAA)…

But she was/is on Arista which is part of the RIAA

By: Dreddsnik

Dreddsnik — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:57:25 +0000

” If you’re a fan of music then you would pay for it especially since it is so cheap, $10-$15 for a CD. Just because I’m a fan of clothing should I go out an steal it? ”

Hi David.
If you’re going to post this same drivel in every RIAA thread, well I guess I’ll have to respond too.
I’m going to make it easier on my self though and just copy my previous response to your SAME
rhetoric. k ?

We’ve covered this before .. a lot.
Artists does NOT equal rights holder.
Buying the CD pays the Rights holder.
The rights holder is nearly ALWAYS the label, not the artist.
The label then pays the artist, sometimes, if they can find them.
out of a 20.00 CD the artists might get 25 cents if they are lucky, but you know that.

Buying CD’s new will only help fund the labels, so they can continue to sue people without
needing evidence of any kind.

Artists do what they do because they are artists.
They were born to it, they live it and breathe it, and do it whether or not they get paid .. that’s an artist.

What you speak of is called a mercenary

The music business is a horrible place for a mercenary, because artists DON’T GET SQUAT

Did you bother to read the negativeland link above David ?
I have a feeling you know exactly whats there already.

Eventually, people as a whole will indeed get sick of what they are doing, they know that.
That’s the main reason why mainstream news is saying VERY little.
The RIAA know the outrage that it will cause.

Stupid corporations KNOW better than to mess with their customers too much.

By: Johnnyg0

Johnnyg0 — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:17:03 +0000

Sarah Mclachlan is on Nettwerk, not an RIAA label (they actually fought the RIAA)…

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:30:45 +0000

If you’re a fan of music then you would pay for it especially since it is so cheap, $10-$15 for a CD. Just because I’m a fan of clothing should I go out an steal it? People may think that not paying for music takes away from the artists, well it does, but it also takes away from those people working to produce the record, or the workers in the plants packaging them, or the delivery people delivering the CDs, or even the people working in the stores selling them. Never forget that yes your taking away from the “industry” but you’re also taking income away from the average people like you and me! Don’t forget Musicians provide many jobs!

By: Silvia

Silvia — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:33:56 +0000

Linkin Park’s message board is worth a try. Some of the member read the board every once in a while.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:48:31 +0000

THE SECOND LINK took me to the Guns’n'Roses MySpace page, where they played “Welcome to the Jungle” at me. The FULL VERSION of the song. I could have used Audacity or other software to make an MP3 of what was coming out of my speakers.

Meanwhile, I already have their CD “Appetite for Destruction” and have never shared any of its files.

By: David

David — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:42:43 +0000

If she would have bought these 24 songs through itunes it would have been $24 plus tax. she made the wrong choice!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:13:36 +0000

“They don’t care” You are wrong! Most do.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:53:18 +0000

The idea isn’t necessarily to get a message to the artist but more to their fans. If even one fan’s opinion can be swayed then that can lead to even more lost sales for the artist as that fan starts to voice his/her displeasure to others.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:15:02 +0000

Good thinking. Attitudes lke yours are the reason the RIAA have been so succeessful.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:06:28 +0000

They don’t care. They don’t even read their own websites/blogs for the most part. This is a pointless effort, since they hear the news and they are aware of the travesty of justice that has occurred. But not a single artist will bite the hand that feeds it. Not a single post will appear on their websites. Not a single one will speak out against the RIAA. The best thing we, as CONSUMERS, can do is stop buying their retail music and buy used instead. Or, if you have to get the latest stuff, go to their websites and ask them to allow you to purchase it directly from them, and explain your reasons. If enough people do this *perhaps* they will capitulate. If Walfart/K-fart/Costlyco slow down their purchasing due to lack of sales, that will make them listen. Money (or the lack of it), unfortunately, is the only thing they and the RIAA listen to.