Makes it all sound so nice when it’s subsidiary don’t it? EMI was bought out as a financial speculation. It gave serious consideration to pulling out of the RIAA. Seems EMI ownership didn’t think much of the job the RIAA was doing.

Those other labels may be listed as members for the group besides the major labels but just how often do you hear of the sue’em all acting in their behalf?

Or organizations like SoundExchange? SoundExchange collects royalties for the labels from webstations. I wonder just how much makes it to the minor labels that are not the big players? They don’t do too badly on screwing the artists. We’ve heard time after time how much of a problem it is to locate artists, especially when you take into consideration, if they can’t find them, then the money for them is pocketed. Over time, unclaimed income is claimed by the major labels. Of course the majors are just members you understand.

There is one thing I have learned over time here at Jon’s website. That major label music and the legal department they employ are among the slimiest creatures on earth, even when compared with the snail or the slug.