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Oct

17

‘Metro’ Bravely Defends Record Companies

Now that Radiohead has released its new album itself for download, record companies are starting to get a little nervous. (Radiohead is sort of a special case, of course, with talent and passionate fans, etc.)

And Metro, in yesterday’s paper, made sure we knew these companies need all the help we can give them.

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Ahh, yes, what can be done to prevent those benevolent record companies from going under? They’ve always been so nice to us, promoting quality artists over commercial talent and not price-gouging or suing 12-year-olds or putting spyware on everyone’s computers. Er.

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dmac | 8:14 AM | 12 Comments
Metro, Metro Debate, Radiohead, RIAA, WTF
 

Aug

1

Drug Cops Catch Movie Pirates, Too!

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A bunch of police officers spent time last night busting up a local bootlegging distribution center, set up in a rowhome in West Philly. This bust saves the movie companies from certain destruction. Fortunately, it will also allow them to release Daddy Day Camp on time.

Cops got a tip there was a bootlegging operation across the street from a drug house they just busted up. (Stop snitchin’!) The men are charged with counterfeiting, which is a felony somehow. This is an important bust, of course, because the violence long associated with the bootleg movie industry will hopefully finally come to an end.

The bootleg movies and CDs were allegedly worth $225,000, but since the movies included hundreds of copies of Who’s Your Caddy?, the defendants might be able to put up a good “personal use” defense. I could see going to that movie in the theater — but to actually purchase a grainy copy on DVD for repeated viewings? That’s too far-fetched for me.

Bootleg Bust Nets $225k in Merchandise [6 ABC]
 
dmac | 12:26 PM | 3 Comments
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