check this out- doh....

[gitreel]

Recording Companies Agree to Pay $50M

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By DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK - Major recording companies have agreed to return nearly $50 million in unclaimed royalties to Sean Combs, Gloria Estefan (news), Dolly Parton (news) and thousands of lesser known musicians under a settlement being announced Tuesday.



A two-year investigation by New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office found that many artists were not being paid royalties because record companies lost contact with the performers and had stopped making required payments.

"As a result of this agreement, new procedures will be adopted to ensure that the artists and their descendants will receive the compensation to which they are entitled," Spitzer said in a statement.

The Washington-based Recording Industry Association of America (news - web sites), which represents the companies, planned to comment after the official announcement, said spokesman Jonathan Lamy.

Representatives for Combs and Parton did not immediately return calls for comment. A spokesman for Estefan, reached prior to the announcement, was unaware of the settlement and had no immediate comment.

The participating companies include: SONY Music Entertainment; Sony ATV Music Publishing; Warner Music Group; UMG Recordings; Universal Music; EMI Music Publishing; BMG Songs; Careers-BMG Music Publishing; BMG Music and the Harry Fox Agency.

Under the settlement, the music companies agreed to make good-faith efforts to track down artists to whom royalties are due. If the artists still cannot be located, the money will revert to the state.

[DeleriumMDK]

And the music downloaders are the criminals?

[gitreel]

does make you wonder...doesn't it?

[tgpo]

Under the settlement, the music companies agreed to make good-faith efforts to track down artists to whom royalties are due. If the artists still cannot be located, the money will revert to the state.

Blah Blah Blah

I can't find the original members of Wall of VooDoo. Maybe they are under my desk. Nope. Maybe they are in the bottom drawer of my desk. Nope. I can't find them. Money goes to the state.

I see this happening.

[gitreel]

[indolikaa]

I'd like five minutes in a locked room with the RIAA Executive Council...

[gitreel]

if you gave them the special, there wouldn't be anything left.

[tgpo]

I'd like five minutes in a locked room with the RIAA Executive Council...

You think you can defeat Satan and his demons on your own?

[indolikaa]

if you gave them the special, there wouldn't be anything left.

Damn straight! I'd make the Tsar Bomba shot look like a bursting pimple in comparison.

[gitreel]

That would make front-page headlines

[flaninacupboard]

so hang on, they are not only distributing, but making profit from works that they're not entitled to! that's WORSE than filesharers, only stupid people PAY for warez, it seems the music labels are quite happy to sell warez to an ususpecting public!

[gitreel]

yeah not only that but I ran across this having to do with boycotting dvd sales.

BoycottDVDsales,cin
Posted by CodeWarrior on May 4, 2004 at 1:25 PM (printer friendly)

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