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 [...]

By: ShortWoman» Blog Archive » No Country for Old Shorties

ShortWoman» Blog Archive » No Country for Old Shorties — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:47:00 +0000

[...] this surprise anyone? Really? It turns out the RIAA hasn’t exactly been turning settlement money over to the artists like they were supposed [...]

By: The future of online music « Heir of the Dog

The future of online music « Heir of the Dog — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:01:25 +0000

[...] redistributed to musicians. Whether or not this would actually reach musicians is debatable – the settlements from the mass lawsuits over the past few years have yet to be returned to artists. The introduction of the recordable cassette tape didn’t put an end to record sales. Only in [...]

By: Den Fula Gank-ungen : Endemoniada

Den Fula Gank-ungen : Endemoniada — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:25:32 +0000

[...] de kan med de kunder som fortfarande betalar dem pengar, samtidigt som de tar de dÃ¤r pengarna och brÃ¤nner allt pÃ¥ advokater och domstolsmÃ¥l. Det Ã¤r fullstÃ¤ndigt bakvÃ¤nt, men sÃ¥ vanligt att vi nÃ¤stan bÃ¶rjat acceptera det. Industrin [...]

By: RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue — IRA 401k

RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue — IRA 401k — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:58:18 +0000

[...] Edward Gately wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWhen EMI, Universal Music and Warner music reached settlement agreements with the likes of Napster, KaZaA and Bolt, they collected hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation – money that was supposed to go to artists whose rights … [...]

By: RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue | Bittorrent News

RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue | Bittorrent News — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:21:40 +0000

[...] RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue [...]

By: RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue |

RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue | — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:56:47 +0000

[...] RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue [...]

By: John B

John B — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:59:16 +0000

Just goes to show the recording companies aren’t looking out for the artist’s interests (which they implied to be able to sue P2Ps) but only for their own interests. Out of 400m, I bet NONE gets to any artist. Sure am glad those guys aren’t on MY side! So what excuse will they use to steal the next dollar out of our pockets?

By: Musicians Wondering Why They’re Not Seeing A Cut Of RIAA Settlements

Musicians Wondering Why They’re Not Seeing A Cut Of RIAA Settlements — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:33:37 +0000

[...] artists the RIAA likes to claim it represents — and now those musicians are getting angry. Torrent Freak points us to the news that various managers and lawyers representing some big name musicians are [...]

By: RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue « All Things News

RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue « All Things News — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:43:24 +0000

[...] Money, Artists May Sue Filed under: RIAA — Jason Jeffrey @ 5:00 pm Straight from TorrentFreak: “When EMI, Universal Music and Warner music reached settlement agreements with the likes of [...]

By: LINKS: Garfield comedy, RIAA lawsuits help musicians about as much as prozac helps depressed people, overly-harsh punishments « Clint’s blog

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:46:49 +0000

[...] licensing under the guise of “protecting the artists”. So here’s the article: RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue. Still, the RIAA isn’t as bad as Asshole Officers James Bryant and Chris Webley of Coquille [...]