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Meanwhile, the RIAA is caught breaking the law, once again
Well, not the whole RIAA, but one of the big 5 members, with hints of further charges to be brought against other companies:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MUSIC_PROBE?SITE=1010WINS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-07-25-13-21-51

Basically, Sony has been fined $10 million for breaking payola laws. Remember this next time you doubt that the RIAA is a cartel who strictly control the means of exposure, locking independent record companies out of the spotlight.
Posted by: tic swayback   Posted on: 07/26/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Damn Greedy RIAA  Rick_K | 07/26/05
No market for music distribution  JulienBoyreau | 07/26/05
I don't get it either  tic swayback | 07/26/05
Meanwhile, the RIAA is caught breaking the law, once again  tic swayback | 07/26/05
What comes around goes around  Protector | 07/26/05
How did Sony get caught  voska | 07/27/05
People want iTunes phone. Where is it?  buran | 07/26/05
Ask your phone carrier  tic swayback | 07/26/05
Why would you use this service  voska | 07/27/05
ring tone = 1 download  pesky_z | 07/26/05
I doubt this guy is anybody important  mlindl | 07/26/05
Bad idea all around  mlindl | 07/26/05

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