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Allman Brothers Sue Yet Another Record Label Over iTunes Royalties
from the all-for-the-artists dept
Reuters is running an article about how the Allman Brothers Band is suing Universal Music for apparently not paying the band royalties owed for iTunes downloads. This seemed like yet another example of a record label squeezing its artists, while insisting that it's always looking out for the artists' best interests. Of course, then I remembered that this isn't the first time this has come up with the Allman Brothers. More than two years ago, we wrote about the Allmans suing Sony over the same issue. At that time, there was a dispute over how the label was counting iTunes downloads, and which clause iTunes downloads fit under in the band's contract. This recent lawsuit seems like a similar dispute with Universal, but it does make you wonder why the band sued Sony back in 2006, but waited until now to sue Universal?
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They had one more silver dollar
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Luckily for me, I spend my days just trying to make people happy at all costs, even when they walk all over me.
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you said it
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You only see 5% of the problems
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Wait, what? I have the opposite reaction. These guys are not suing iTunes or their listeners: they are suing the sleazy labels who claim to are trying to con the artist out of what money they can. I am 100% behind any band that wants to sue their label for skimping on royalties, and I believe that those who are anti-RIAA and such should feel the same. I can't help but think you hopefully just misread the article?
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Luckily for me, I spend my days just trying to make people happy at all costs, even when they walk all over me.
So you are saying that you are a mop of a person. Wanna wash my car? It's dirty.
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if not, take a deep breath and think about what's happening here. this isn't the abuse of the legal system against music fans (as Sony and Universal have been doing). This is a band who have a contract with these record labels, have gotten screwed over and are suing for the money they're due.
To put it another way, you know when the RIAA say they're suing people "for the artists"? Well, they're not even paying the artists themselves! Why would you be boycotting the artist for this?
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they aren't pirates, they're organized criminals, and should be prosecuted under rico, not sued by individual artists.
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What are you people talking about?
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An all-out, balls-to-the-wall deathmatch! Let the subpoenas fly, let the judges be bribed, threatened or coerced! It'll be the end-all, be-all of mortal combat! Come watch to gore of live deadly combat!!
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Hollywood taught the RIAA a thing or to about "creative" accounting and some of these cases take years to settle.
Anyway, if you're an unknown band that plays a few bars and a few neighbourhood garages you're probably likely to sign on the dotted line in the distant hope of something better.
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A boycott is quite legal as well.
In this case - well, never cared for them at all anyway.
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