Moby reacted to the nearly $2 million judgment against Jammie Thomas-Rasset of Minnesota for file sharing 24 songs yesterday, calling for the RIAA to be disbanded: argh. what utter nonsense. this is how the record companies want to protect themselves? suing suburban moms for listening to music? charging $80,000 per song? punishing people for listening… Read More Moby: The RIAA Needs To Be Disbanded
Matthew Davidson (Escape Philosphy) has announced that he’s offering high-quality uncompressed versions of his two latest albums as downloads via Bandcamp for $5 a pop: A Towering Achievement of Indescribable Beauty Brood XIV They are both albums we’ve featured here before. They should appeal to fans of ambient music, especially the work of Harold… Read More Chill Out, Get Some Great Music, **** The RIAA
While the RIAA argues unequivocally that the file-sharing services are hurting musicians, musicians have their own opinions. A new study shows that more musicians feel that file-sharing benefits them than feel that it hurts them. Most musicians feel that the RIAA suits against file-sharing music fans will not benefit either musicians or songwriters. The new… Read More Most Musicians See No Benefit to RIAA Campaign Against File-Sharers
RIAA Mix – Bring on da Noise! Bring on da Funk! Claire Chanel and Scary Sherman finally figured out what is up with those crazy, noise-filled downloads that are flooding peer-to-peer networks. They are cutting edge noise-art, courtesy of the RIAA. Claire Chanel and Scary Sherman have been keeping busy. First they put together the… Read More New RIAA Remix Site Says Bring On Da Noise!
Downhill Battle is more than just a diatribe against the RIAA. It’s hip, funny, and effective in the way it explains how the major labels work, how artists get screwed, and how there is an alternative. The site has a great photo essay about printing & distributing major label warning stickers. It documents distributing 2,000… Read More Downhill Battle
Downhill Battle, a web site devoted to music activism, always manages to make music activism fun. They’ve made a list of 6 reasons to tell the RIAA where to go: Music diversity will grow. Pay-for-play radio will end. Independent music won’t be marginalized. The lawsuits will stop. Artistic freedom will expand. Musicians will make a… Read More 6 Reasons to tell the RIAA to F*** Off
