From Che Sent Sat, Sep 5th 1998, 09:00
From Che Sent Sat, Sep 5th 1998, 09:00
At 02:59 PM 9/4/98 -0700, \[Sn\] wrote: >"The RIAA has received your e-mails on >sampling and our CD Plant Guidelines -- some thoughtful and persuasive, >others offensive and uninformed," read the press release from RIAA >president and CEO Hilary Rosen that was addressed to "Fans of Negativland." >"Unfortunately, Negativland, and many of you, believe that our CD Plant >Good Business Practices -- formalized earlier this year into specific >guidelines for CD plants to recognize pirated product -- has had the >unintended effect of prejudicing the group's ability to get their album >pressed," the release continued. "As an organization that has worked >tirelessly to protect freedom of expression, we are gravely concerned about >this perception. Our objective in issuing the CD Plant Guidelines has been >to stop piracy, not artistic expression. Accordingly, the RIAA has amended >its CD Plant Guidelines in response to your concerns." This is like the Nazis calling themselves an organization that has worked tirelessly to protect human rights. Che