Mexican police raid Sony Music
p2pnet news view Music | Crime:- Mexican ranchera singer Alejandro Fernández figured he’d had enough of Sony.
It was using his videos, music and pix even though their contract had expired in 2008, he said.
So he filed an official complaint
Upshot?
Federal police, acting on a court order, raided Sony Music’s offices in Mexico City, seizing albums, master recordings and cover art, says The Guardian.
Fernández was signed to Sony Music from 1998 to 2008, “but left last year for Universal,” says the story, continuing Sony nonetheless went ahead and released Diferente, an album of new material.
“Sony assumed that they could take tracks that weren’t part of previous albums and release them as an eighth album, as if it were new material, over which they had rights,” his lawyer, Jose Luis Caballero, is quoted as saying.
“Caballero said that they had issued a cease and desist letter two weeks ago and after this was ignored, sought a search and seizure order,” says The Guardian.
Seized were 6,397 Fernández CDs, masters of unreleased music, and art for Diferente.
Sony Music is quoted as saying it was “surprised and disappointed”.
Stay tuned.
The Guardian – Sony Mexico raided for ‘unauthorised’ Alejandro Fernández material, September 7, 2009
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September 8th, 2009 at 10:41 am
This won’t be vomited forth ad nauseum in the lamescream media, and that’s a guarantee.
Do as I say, not as I do, or I’ll pay the ‘law’ to make a fool out of you.
September 8th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Wahahahahahahahahahahaha!
At least in Mexico and in despite of all the corruption they go after the real bad guys!
Boycott the RIAA/MPAA
No movie, no CD no download no DVD no cable!
September 8th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Dam beanners! Boo on Sony Music for leaving their material in Mexico, and shame on police for making a raid for a high profile person, they do not do the same for the other artists.
September 8th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
At least the police did raid a huge label, even if it was on behalf of a high profile person.
Its a nice step in the right direction.
But considering how stuff works here in Mexico, there’s probably a lot more under this act. Maybe they were hiding other stuff, or maybe someone paid the police to do that.