Capitol Records Flooded Internet With MP3s, Says MP3Tunes CEO 168
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In court papers filed in New York in Capitol Records v. MP3Tunes, the CEO of MP3Tunes, Michael Robertson, has accused the plaintiffs EMI, Capitol Records, and other EMI record labels of flooding the internet with free MP3s of their songs for promotional purposes, 'free to everyone (except, apparently, MP3tunes).' His 10-page declaration (PDF) provides exact details of specific song files, including the URLs from which they are being distributed free of charge, both by paid content distributors, and by EMI itself from its own web sites."
Goodbye, EMI. Hello, MP3Tunes. (Score:5, Funny)
It reads like a bandful of the world's smallest violins, all playing in orchestral majesty. In fact, I feel a song coming on!
Is he suggesting there's an unlimited supply?
That there's no reason why?
Or with the ad links in the frame
He's cashing in on Slashdot fame?
(Who?)
EMI! EMI! EMI!
Capitol's lawyers makin' fuss,
From edge-served networks, download us,
An unlimited amount,
They save on bandwidth, in and out.
When mp3.com was crucified,
For business models that had died,
It was a website that was rivaled by none,
(never ever never...)
And you thought that he was faking?
That it was all just money-making?
You don't think EMI will steal?
Even if they lose their last appeal?
Oh, don't judge a band by its cover,
Unless another you discover,
And blind acceptance is a sign,
of RIAA fools who stand in line
(like)
EMI! EMI! EMI!
Unlimited edition,
With an unlimited supply,
That was the only reason,
MP3.com said goodbye,
Unlimited supply (EMI!)
And there is no reason why! (EMI!)
But with the ad links in the frame, (EMI!)
He's cashing in on Slashdot fame!
Though Beam-it bent UMG's rules (EMI!)
R.I.A.A.'re still useless fools (EMI!)
Unlimited supply.
Hello, MP3Tunes. Goodbye, EMI.
- With apologies to the Sex Pistols, and you should all be grateful I can't sing, or I'd have dubbed it onto the original track and uploaded the result to MP3.com as a parody.
All I want to know is that if Robertson wins, will he carry out on Sigue Sigue Sputnik's 22-year-old threat to Buy EMI [www.last.fm]
Re:First Sale Doctrine, maybe? (Score:3, Funny)
oblig Riddick quote (Score:5, Funny)
Thinking about this makes me laugh. (Score:3, Funny)
1. The links work.
2. Several of us have used them.
thinking about the suit (providing links to music)
this document is nice piece of work, in writing it, reading it,
linking to it, we have all taken part in the supposed violation of
EMI's rights.
many words come to mind but the choice of mad world as one of the linked songs, well thats enough for me.