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we welcome our overlords. a story about RIAA and what's it doing to the dance scene

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DJs mix CDs attacked in attempt to control copyright Words: Terry Church The Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) has launched a new campaign against DJs in an attempt to control copyright infringement. They have already confiscated $100,000�s worth of mix CDs from independent record stores across the US. DJ mix CDs, sold in almost every independent record store are on the whole unlicensed and technically illegal to distribute. However, DJs and producers alike often rely upon these illegal mixes in order to gain credibility, and to promote themselves to the general public. The practice is in fact approved of by most producers who see it as fundamental to the survival of the dance scene - even if it is their tracks that are being copied and played without permission. This latest attack by the RIAA is therefore hypocritical � they claim that their pursuit of copyright infringement is primarily in the interest of the artist, yet most dance producers actually approve of and rely upon this illegal distribution. The dance scene relies upon these �illegal� ways to survive, and it seems that the only people who actually care about this particular copyright infringement are not the artists themselves but the record companies � who are only involved in the dance scene for profit.

http://www.djmag.com/news_20.asp



you thought this time would never come?

RIAA, get the FARK out!

bloody bastards. just goes to show that they don't have a clue what they are really doing, and are too blind to look past their noses.

Well, at least its not happening in Europe

Goddamn RIAA. Those fags' antics have me just about fed up to here. Would't mind paying the fucks a lil visit with one of these:



'Say hello to Minimi. Minimi Para, that is."

riaa

Riaa doesnt care about the artists. And none of the djs from europe is signed with them, why they stick they nose into everything. Just like Amerika, worry about other problem

Wow, we have a homophobe and an anti-american on our side. Now we will win >

How are they losing money from DJ mix cds in the first place? Looks to me like they're just trying to find more and more ways just to piss people off.

I don't quite see what the big deal is here. An artist might be annoyed if one of their tracks is used without permission on a CD designed to sell a DJ's name. That's not really courteous. But at the end of the day, it's free promotion and where does the artist lose money?

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Originally posted by Boomer187 Wow, we have a homophobe and an anti-american on our side. Now we will win >

ahaha.

That's the funniest thing I've read today.




Damn fuck the RIAA.

do i have to sign up with the RIAA to promote my mixes now? Its absolutely ludicrous that artists and DJs have no longer control of their own music.

we should get that virus to attack the riaa instead of microsoft

Somebody go smash a plane on RIAA HQ...

You know it seems like the artist doesn't even have a choice on whether their music can be shared on the internet once they're signed to a label. If your label is against file sharing then it's automatically assumed that you as an individual artist are against it as well.

I think that the majority of EDM listeners discovered the music due to the internet. I know that is how I found it. It's kind of sick how America is, the media plays only want they want you to hear and nothing else. In the city I live in rarely will you hear a dance tune being played on the radio. The only time I used to be able to catch any form of dance on the radio a few years ago was on the local pop station's "Open House Party" Saturday nights.

Fast forward to the same radio show today and it consists mainly of hip-hop/rap.

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Originally posted by Boomer187 Wow, we have a homophobe and an anti-american on our side. Now we will win >

LMAO that made me laugh so hard. Nice one Boomer



If the RIAA keep doing stuff like this here in America I see the music industry just collapsing in on itself. These old fucks at the RIAA need to learn how to adapt to the changing times and not try to scare everyone into actually buying the trash that most of these record labels put out.

jesus fucking christ
that is really going to far!
what will their facist policies go after next?

Someone really needs to put a stop to the RIAA...

by any means neccescary


edit: I usually don't advocate violence...but christ, these people have me really fucking pissed off. They need to be wiped out.

Some choice words for the RIAA:

Verpisst euch!
Allez vous faire foutre!
Ved� k�teen!
Haut ab!
and in words you can understand...
FECK OFF, WANKERS!!

As far as I'm aware, the dance scene in America isn't all that big anyway. The music industry in the U.S. mainly comprises of rock and hip-hop. What are the RIAA trying to do, kill it completely??

Just to make it that more funny, during the superbowl one of the Pepsi ads will have kids on it that were previously sued by the RIAA. Apparently they will blab why it's wrong and that the RIAA is the supreme entity of the universe... Meanwhile, Pepsi will plug it's relation with iTunes and the 100,000,000 free song game pieces it just flooded the market with on bottled products.

Poor exploited children...

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Originally posted by DarkAngel Goddamn RIAA. Those fags' antics have me just about fed up to here. Would't mind paying the fucks a lil visit with one of these: 'Say hello to Minimi. Minimi Para, that is."

Wow, you're a gay basher and a gun nut. Your parents must be proud!

Re: riaa

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Originally posted by hardstyle Riaa doesnt care about the artists. And none of the djs from europe is signed with them, why they stick they nose into everything. Just like Amerika, worry about other problem

That's right man, actually I wouldn't mind if Riaa killed edm in America, trance & parties are for Europeans, hooray!

hey there, wait a second

it's the uncopyrighted dj mixes they're trying to put an end on. not the real compilations where dj's/labels pay royalties to get the tracks there. distributing a mix with a copyrighted track is obviously illegal. though most artists won't give a fuck.

Starting Anti-RIAA Alliance!

i figured the RIAA only worked with large music corporations like Soma or all those major hip hop labels. if mix cd's are licensed under independent labels or labels overseas that arent in conjunction with the RIAA, what do they care? im pretty skeptical about that article, but then again, nightclubs and places where dance music thrives in america are being shutdown ie. laws like the R.A.V.E Act.

yeh i saw, hence siggance

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