EMI Caught Offering Illegal Downloads

Hypocricy, LLC writes "While the RIAA is swift to punish any person caught offering illegal downloads, they're not very swift with outrage when a member company like EMI offers illegal downloads. Not only did the band King Crimson's contract never allow digital distribution to begin with, but band member Robert Fripp claims that EMI offered their music for sale even after their contract ended entirely."

Looks like EMI will be eating...

[msauve]

some Crow's Tongue in Aspic.

Re:Seriously,

[lawrenlives]

Actually, this looks like a case for the Court of the Crimson King. Yeah, I said it.

Re:But since

[hyades1]

They need to reassemble the court/jury that convicted that woman and fined her a gazillion dollars. See whether they'd have the parts to go after somebody who can fight back.

Re:Seriously,

[antek9]

Come on, it's not a crime, it's a 21st century schizoid business scheme!

Re:Good for King Crimson.

[ehaggis]

and KFC owns the rights to their 11 herbs and spices secret formula.

I Talk to the Wind...

[jumperboy]

RIAA:

Get thy bearings, practice some discipline, or you're in for one more red nightmare. Learn to eat your own cat food, great deceiver, before your coda is a requiem for a fallen angel. We'll let you know if we lament your passing in an epitaph. You may be walking on air now, but soon you'll have only the sheltering sky to protect your easy money, you dinosaur. One big happy family? It is for you, but not for us. If you think the fracture you get when Neal and Jack and me beat you with no warning will leave us sleepless, well, we'll let you know. You should be happy with what you have to be happy with.

Re:Good for King Crimson.

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, yes, that's all well and good, but what about The Sunshine Band?

whoa

[nomadic]

King Crimson is still around??

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Who is the bad?

[Anonymous Coward]

So EMI and RIAA bad, but the guy is the composer of Vista's sound so he is bad too. Who should i support?... ahhhhgg!!

** head explodes**

Re:Seriously,

[Anonymous Coward]

"The RIAA (Recording Industry Association) does hire people to monitor illegal downloads. They weigh the evidence, then turn it over to the proper Recording Industry Member (RIM). If Universal holds more of the rights, they give it to Universal."

So what you're saying is that no one gets sued by the RIAA, they just get RIMmed?

Re:Seriously,

[roguetrick]

I agree with your platform of cutting off criminal's legs to prevent them from walking into your house and stealing everything. Only problem with it is, the lefties will force us to make our houses wheelchair accessible. That is why I'm making the suggestion that you edit your presidential platform to include banning of all imported wheelchairs, just to be safe.

Re:whoa

[Nasarius]

If we define King Crimson as "some band Robert Fripp plays in", then yes.

Re:Well...yes, but not quite

[Anonymous Coward]

I'll bet if you had actually read the article you wouldn't have written that post.

Re:Good for King Crimson.

[xPsi]

Yes, yes, that's all well and good, but what about The Sunshine Band?

That finally explains the hits "That's the Way (I Like It in the Court of the Crimson King)" and "I'm Your 21st Century Boogie Man."

That's Okay

[wezeldog]

I repeat myself when I'm distressed.

lameness filter prevents repetition...damn...this is a dangerous place...