Comments on: Songwriters Guild and Its Myths of “Stolen” Music

By: 241

241 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:45:29 +0000

This is a great article, it’s just that it is about 12 years too late.

Or — wait — the mainstream record labels are still pushing crap and fighting the technology? Unbelievable!

By: Drew Wilson

Drew Wilson — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:49:20 +0000

I still remember when I started to try and pull myself away from RIAA content (this was years ago, way back in the day when mainstream still had something worth listening to on occasion) Going from mainstream to indie content felt detoxifying to me – I kid you not, I can’t think of a better word to describe that feeling.

Ever since then, every time I hear mainstream RIAA stuff, I feel dirty just listening to a few seconds of it most of the time. I hate to use a consumption analogy to music, but RIAA music is like eating that big greasy full of trans-fats and other garbage hamburger. You can get use to it if you don’t take in anything outside of that burger, but if you switch to something healthier (ala non RIAA), you really notice what effect that burger had on you the whole time.

The hardest part for a number of people is finding a source of non-RIAA content. But once people do discover that source, they, like the above comment is getting at, start to wonder how RIAA music even stays popular. This seems to happen quite a lot.

By: Drew Wilson

Drew Wilson — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:39:39 +0000

Heh, I’ve seen my comments “stolen” and spread throughout the web for years now – even re-worded and inserted in news articles elsewhere.

I just consider it flattery really – knowing that my typing skills is worth stealing so much these days and all.

Boy did that previous paragraph make me feel like an egotistical brat.

By: yarn

yarn — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:51:42 +0000

sometimes it takes yelling at the world for them to listen. sometimes nothing works.

By: D.AN

D.AN — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:12:24 +0000

^ Was that supposed to be an abruptly ended quote and response, or just plain plagiarism?

By: Jared Moya

Jared Moya — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:50:45 +0000

No, the fact is that he dropped his record label. His album “Ghosts” then went on to become the top selling album on Amazon.com in 2008.

http://www.wired.com/listening_post/2007/10/trent-reznor-es/

“Hello everyone. I’ve waited a LONG time to be able to make the following announcement: as of right now Nine Inch Nails is a totally free agent, free of any recording contract with any label. “

By: disinter

disinter — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:30:01 +0000

I never really had to “boycott” the riaa’s products because they all suck anyway. There is no honesty or emotion in it. It’s simply product to be sold like a tshirt or a poster. I also never really bought in to supposed musical geniuses like U2 or rock and roll “gods” like KISS. No offense meant to their fans.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:22:34 +0000

I have been conducting a full blown boycott of everything RIAA for years now. If people won’t even download RIAA cr*p for free like what I’m doing, then piracy is only a dream problem to have.

By: disinter

disinter — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:34:38 +0000

“Fact” my ass. He was still signed when he was told, that the record company charged more for his stuff because his “fans would pay it”.

By: rob

rob — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:58:00 +0000

Trent Reznor was dropped by his label. That’s why he is angry.

It’s a fact.