Score one for the good guys!
In this battle we are fighting there are big wins and small wins. I just wanted to spread the word of a small win...
The other day I ran across an indie label I hadn't heard of, Platinum Globe Entertainment. They had a band "PSS" and a song called "Big Leagues" that I really liked. However, the album was listed as "unknown" on the radar. I decided to hunt them down and learn their real status.
It turns out that they are a newly founded label. As such, they thought that it was only appropriate to join the RIAA. The RIAA in their usual responsiveness hadn't bothered to respond to their request for membership information.
I managed to contact the label president Eric Mbiu on their new forums, and left him some information about the boycott and some other words on the RIAA's evil deeds. Low and behold! He was both receptive of our message and supportive of our cause. On the spot he decided to forsake the RIAA and return to the side of good and light. You can read the exchange here:
http://www.platinumglobe.com/cgi-bin...num=1079038097
As no good deed should go unpunished, I think it would be great if everyone took five seconds and tagged the above thread with a friendly greeting. It was great to see that RIAA logo come off their web site! Let's show them a little LOVE!
17 USC § 1008 Prohibition on certain infringement actions:
No action may be brought under this title alleging infringement of copyright based on the noncommercial use by a consumer for making digital musical or analog musical recordings.
I took your advice.Originally Posted by Lord_of_the_Dense
I don't know if my kilobyte or two of a post counts as sufficient bandwith-oriented punishment for Platinum Globe's good deed, but I did express my genuine pleasure at its decision.
It's necessary to complain at times to get things attended to. (I know I’m pretty good at complaining about certain industry associations.) After reading your post, I felt this was an occasion on which it was necessary to let someone know he'd done the right thing for the right reasons and to congratulate him for it.
Thanks for your support! :gj
17 USC § 1008 Prohibition on certain infringement actions:
No action may be brought under this title alleging infringement of copyright based on the noncommercial use by a consumer for making digital musical or analog musical recordings.
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WHOO-HOO!! WE DID IT!!!
17 USC § 1008 Prohibition on certain infringement actions:
No action may be brought under this title alleging infringement of copyright based on the noncommercial use by a consumer for making digital musical or analog musical recordings.
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