RIAA radar

20 May 2003

"The RIAA Radar is a tool that music consumers can use to easily and instantly distinguish whether an album was released by a member of the Recording Industry Association of America. [...]

Why should I use it?
Just as people can currently find out where some products come from and who made them (Is this banana organic? Does this milk contain GMOs? 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 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."

Posted by Greg at 04:54 PM

Flag-o-Rama!

16 May 2003

If you don't own this stuff, you're probably a terrorist.

Posted by Greg at 11:13 AM

Who owns what?

12 May 2003

Fewer and fewer media companies control more and more of what we read, see, and hear.

Posted by Greg at 03:13 PM

Time

6 May 2003

I spend a LOT of it here.

Posted by Greg at 04:50 PM