Comments on: RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue

By: Sunday Morning Reading: Charles Nesson in Mass High Tech « Andy on the Road

Sunday Morning Reading: Charles Nesson in Mass High Tech « Andy on the Road — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:30:17 +0000

[...] Artists are okay with this, or at least they do not put up so much of a fight as to deny this Faustian bargain, because of the other perks one gets as a major artist. Far more lucrative than the remaing royalties from sales, there are synchronization licenses with films, TV, commercials, and other deals, not to mention the somehow-still-lucrative world of live performance. One area an artist normally controls most or all of his or her royalties around, interestingly enough, is merchandise, so while buying the CD of an artist helps him or her marginally, buying the T-shirt actually helps rather substantially. So, with that in mind, how can we say that giving statutory damages to filesharing activity helps the artist create, when an artist would see pennies of that revenue were the song purchased or downloaded legally? It’s also worth nothing that, while to date the RIAA has collected thousands upon thousands of dollars from these filesharing lawsuits, not one artist is reporting any money paid out from this pool. [...]

By: Kriget mot fildelningen « PiratJanne

Kriget mot fildelningen « PiratJanne — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:10:50 +0000

[...] mycket tror ni läsare att musikerna har fått av dessa hundratals miljoner dollar? Svaret är en stor fet nolla! Inte ett skit har gått till artisterna! Sånt jävla [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:20:49 +0000

The Ironies abound, I think the RIAA deserves to be sued by the artists, after all, this was supposedly all about THEM so THEY deserve COMPENSATION, so said the RIAA, that the ARTISTS are being hurt by piracy. Talk about lying through their teeth, this whole fiasco was just so THE RIAA could get the money. Sue away music artists sue away.

By: Antikristen » FildelningsskadestÃ¥nd. Pengarna som INTE gÃ¥r till artisterna.

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:50:38 +0000

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By: Signs of Change | Austin Dwi Lawyer

Signs of Change | Austin Dwi Lawyer — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:17:09 +0000

[...] MPAA are suing everybody, who’s getting the money? It certainly is not the artists. In fact, the artists have threatened to sue the RIAA simply because while the RIAA has been taking a stance against piracy on the artists’ behalves, the [...]

By: Signs of Change | Austin Dwi Lawyer

Signs of Change | Austin Dwi Lawyer — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:17:09 +0000

By: Signs of Change « The Paradigm Shift

Signs of Change « The Paradigm Shift — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:11:36 +0000

[...] are suing everybody, who’s getting the money? It certainly is not the artists. In fact, the artists have threatened to sue the RIAA simply because while the RIAA has been taking a stance against piracy on the artists’ [...]

By: The RIAA vs The Artists they Represent | The Dead Hub

The RIAA vs The Artists they Represent | The Dead Hub — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:13:46 +0000

[...] money from the lawsuits. None of the artists that are represented by the labels that sued, and collected on the upwards of $400 million , have seen a dime. No legal action has been taken yet, but could only be a matter of [...]

By: BrainaicX

BrainaicX — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:34:55 +0000

Who needs moral high ground when your standing on a mountain of money…

By: RIAA Calls Downloaders Thieves, Steals Actual Money From Artists » Popular Fidelity » Tech

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:25:35 +0000

[...] fair share.” Ironically (and unsurprisingly), those champions of the starving artist are now stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from the people they pretended to champion in the name of [...]