MasterCard as Big Music copyright cop
p2pnet view RIAA:- Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music’s RIAA has been quick to to further its masters’ interests by jumping on the furor caused by WikiLeaks leaks.
MasterCard recently said it was cutting off payments to Julian Assange’s whistle-blower site because “MasterCard rules prohibit customers from directly or indirectly engaging in or facilitating any action that is illegal”, according to spokesman Chris Monteiro.
He didn’t explain what court had ruled WikiLeaks or its revelations as ‘illegal’.
Now, smelling another event through which to further their efforts to gain control of the internet as their exclusive sales, marketing and distribution vehicle, the Big 4 labels — only one of which is even partially American — have finessed MasterCard’s move into a way to add it to their list of Corporate America copyright cops, using the RIAA as the front.
MasterCard bosses say they’re also “willing to stop processing transactions from sites trafficking in pirated music, movies, games, and other digital copyrighted content”, posts the ever-helpful CNet News.
Lobbyists working for MasterCard “told trade groups from the entertainment sector that the credit card company is supportive of The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, an antipiracy bill introduced into the Senate last September, sources with knowledge of the talks tell CNET”, it says, quoting disgraced RIAA employee Mitch Glazier as stating:
“MasterCard in particular deserves credit for its proactive approach to addressing rogue Web sites that dupe consumers,
“They have reached out to us and others in the entertainment community to forge what we think will be a productive and effective partnership.”
CNet News – MasterCard willing to cut off pirate sites, December 16, 2010
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December 21st, 2010 at 3:06 pm
The 7 majors corporation of parasites are damaging the music industry by killing the competion. Unfortunatly for them they is no way to control the free exchange of information between people and no amtter how hard they try they will failed.
Too many people want to see these parasites out of business for them to survive.
December 21st, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Great graphic.
December 22nd, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Looks like my Master card will be canceled. Anyone who co-conspires to assist in suing people they knew to be innocent of any wrong doing needs to go to jail.
Taking money from innocent people is far to easy due to the fact up against billions, the little guy never had a chance. But then that little guy will be seated as a juror,
be a witness to a crime and you can bet the individual who was not protected from fraudulent suits will remember the past corrupt justice system encouraging
taking of money when they knew the individual was innocent.