Friday, November 18, 2005

The New You Declared "RIAA SAFE"

The New You has been found to be RIAA safe: link. What does that mean and who really cares, man? Well for starters, RIAA stands for theRecording Industry Association of America. In more detail, here is what it says on the website, RIAA Radar that has declared us RIAA Safe.

"Just as people can currently find out where some products come from and who made them (Is this banana organic? Does this milk contain growth hormones? Were these clothes made in a sweatshop?), it is important to have that knowledge for as many consumer goods as possible. Knowledge is power, and knowing where the product came from can (and should) influence what you buy.

Why is it important to know if an album was released by an RIAA member or not?
That's possibly a fairly long answer, but just the highlights of the RIAA's practices involve price-fixing, blaming its poor financial state on unfounded digital piracy claims (and in turn, blaming and suing its own consumers), lobbying for changes that hinder technological innovation and change copyright laws, underpaying the artists it represents, invading personal privacy to enforce copyrights, and dismantling entire computer networks just because of their ability (of their users) to share copyrighted files."


I always felt that our music was organic.

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