RIAA Continues Distributing Dud CDs to Satisfy Settlement 399
cosyne writes "Part of the music industry's recent price fixing settlement involves giving free CDs to public libraries. Although they are technically complying with the the letter of the law, they're abusing the spirit by giving the libraries large piles of crud. According to the Stevens Point Journal, '[the] Milwaukee Public Library received 1,235 copies of Whitney Houston's 1991 recording of "The Star-Spangled Banner," 188 copies of Michael Bolton's "Timeless," 375 of "Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1971," and 104 copies of Will Smith's "Willennium."' The recording industry obviously wouldn't want to have libraries loaning out music that people might otherwise buy." See also a related story about shipments to another state.
Does using the word "continue" in the headline... (Score:5, Funny)
On the Road to Utopia (Score:5, Funny)
I think the problem is that the RIAA only has access to large piles of crud. Let's face it -- Britney, Justin, which other Mousekateers-turned-popstar are there? Chicken of the Sea Girl, Nick whatever-his-name-is, and the list goes on and on.
Indies are being given a huge door to stroll through and every time the RIAA screws up, it helps the indies get more market share. So I'm all for the RIAA being asshats, because they are on the road to Utopia.
Damn (Score:5, Funny)
Michael Bolton (Score:5, Funny)
Not so! (Score:3, Funny)
Prior Art (Score:5, Funny)
Did somebody say "Micahel Bolton?" (Score:3, Funny)
"Um, yeah, he's OK."
"I told those fudge-packers I liked Michael Bolton's music."
-paul
Re:Not so! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Damn (Score:5, Funny)
You forgot the best line. (Score:5, Funny)
Michael Bolton: "There was nothing wrong with it... until I was about 12 years old and that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning Grammys."
Re:Sorry. I hate the RIAA (Score:3, Funny)
And the advent of the computer & internet didn't exactly help the library system either. As the digital divide slowly closes, libraries will become little more than free (as in speech and beer) cybercafes, and museums for deadtree books and other old media.
Ahh... I can't resist a Futurama reference [gotfuturama.com] :)
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very close (Score:5, Funny)
Blacklist all the RIAA mail servers.
Least favourite (Score:1, Funny)
Ask Will (Score:2, Funny)
Willennium is now synonymous with dumping unwanted product to satisfy a court order that any further attempts could easily be referred to as "pulling a willennium".
No no no (Score:1, Funny)
Instead, it's "everyone's pirating our junk!"
Utterly missing the fact that they aren't selling because it's junk.
Show the RIAA what you think, buy a CFM box-set!
Re:They had an opportunity to look good (Score:3, Funny)
Pipers of Scotland??? Are ye daft, laddie? Does ya thenk thee RIAA wants te gie te Gitmo?
Willennium a dud? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:BlackListing? (Score:3, Funny)
The music industry is amoral... (Score:4, Funny)