Patti Santangelo vs the Big Four labels
p2p news / p2pnet: Want to know why Patti Santangelo decided to take on Sony BMG, Warner Music, Vivendi Universal and EMI by herself?
Because of you.
When I posted this, $2,805.85 had been donated by 191 people. Go to Jason Rohrer’s central tracking page for a running count.
Meanwhile, Patti replies to everyone who’s made a donation, and here’s what she says:
Dear Supporters,
When I decided not to accept a settlement with the RIAA it was of course because “I did not ever download or make available for mass distribution any music files” end of story. It seems to have become the beginning of a story. I learn something new everyday that makes me realize how wrong the “sue em all campaign” is.
The most important thing I learned (besides not to stutter when speaking in public) is that most people know and respect the difference between right and wrong. The support that you have given me reminds me that I am not alone with how I feel about these lawsuits and I cannot thank you enough for that. I was recently at a point that I thought it just did not matter what I believed and that the laws were not going to be on my side. It was the positive response from all of you that changed my mind about giving up.
Thank you for all of your support.
Sincerely, Patti Santangelo
It’s going to take hell of a lot of money to help Patti go up against the Big Four multi-billion-dollar Organized Music cartel. And bear this in mind – even if a lawyer works pro bono, which means for nothing, there’s still a ton of directly associated costs that have to be met.
Why else do you think Patti is the only one of the more than 17,000 RIAA victims to actually get to the point where she’ll appear in a court before a judge and jury? Because the Big Four knew from day one that the very ordinary men, women and even children they were blackmailing didn’t have the legal or financial means to take them on.
Some victims have settled. But not that many, although if you believe what many elements of the mainstream media say, with a little help from the RIAA, most of the people being pilloried have ‘given in‘. But that’s just not the case. Of the 17,000 or so people being nailed, only about 3,500 have actually given into the RIAA extortion. Think about it.
And speaking of the RIAA, think about this, too.
RIAA is short for Recording Industry Association of America. But despite the name, only Warmer Music can be said to be American. The other three Organized Music members are from Japan and Germany (Sony BMG), France (Vivendi Universal) and Britain (EMI).
So much for Recording Industry Association of America.
Meanwhile, I’ll tell you this. Patti is scared stiff, but she’s going ahead with this anyway. So pump in a buck or two through the button below or even better, if you have a web site, post your own donations button.
Cheers! And thanks. And all the best …
January 5th, 2006 at 4:21 pm
I’m giving $$$ this Friday!!
Mike Dallos
January 5th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
“It’s going to take hell of a lot of money to help Patti go up against the Big Four multi-billion-dollar Organized Music cartel.”
I know this is true. My family has spent over $250,000 to protect our music’s rights and all we have is a monetary award of $21,000 from two music publisger who massively stole our music and then threatened us with a $1,000,000 (yes one million dollars) lawyer fee after alleging they won the case. If you ask me it should have cost us nothing if the legals system was not money driven and the judges cared more about the victims of crimes than defending the criminals.
The victims of crimes, as is santangelo should, ideally have to spend nothing. All that is required is that the judge ask the plaintiffs what is the allegation and what is the prof. Ah, but the system is designed so that many legal hours are required of both parties. The system was designed by jackasses. What a shame that American have supported this system for such a long time.
Hope that the Santangelo case helps in getting a revolution to throw out the “honorable” bums in the courts. These are actually more damaging to America than the Big Four labels, if such a thing is possible.
Rafael Venegas
http://www.gvenegas.com
January 5th, 2006 at 8:35 pm
arrgh i tried to post directly to it….you can find it here
http://www.ryanismy.name
January 6th, 2006 at 11:01 am
Hi Ryan:
I’ve been trying to donwload it so I can post it for you. But I’m not having any luck.
Cheers!
January 6th, 2006 at 7:47 pm
Unfortunately the “honorable” bums are effectively legally unaccountable for their rulings and misdeeds. It is no wonder why some people hold them accountable with a simple 15 cents bullit.
January 6th, 2006 at 9:16 pm
http://www.ryanismy.name/RIAAvSantangelo.wmv
This video is an inclusive compilation of Mrs. Santangelo’s recent major media appearances, with blogger commentary inserted between clips. It was created to facilitate Mrs. Santangelo’s win and to promote progress towards a better solution for all parties. My hope is that it is seen by many!
Thank You,
Ryan Spahn
January 7th, 2006 at 9:15 am
I downloaded it yesterday. It is 45 MB
http://www.p2pjihad.org/eclectica/Santangelo-Beckerman-Sherman-20051227-NBC-CBS-CNN.wmv