Re: In a quandry

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I too am boycotting all RIAA labels for the same reasons, Aaron. I have been
doing it for about 10 months now, and I must say, sometimes it's harder than
others. The OtR album is a difficult case. I usually wait until I find an
RIAA-labeled album used and then buy it (since the RIAA doesn't get any of
the purchase price then, and it didn't necessitate the manufacturing of one
more CD with one more paper insert inside one more plastic jewel case wrapped
in that infernal, impossible to remove shrink wrap w/ adhesive seal). But
with this album, it could be a while before I find it used (and who would
sell it back??). So, I too am contemplating copying someone else's CD and
sending some money to Karin & Linford. Do you think $17 is good? Is that how
much the CD will sell for from overtherhine.com?

However, I have also heard from a few people that buying a CD directly from
the artist's website (or at one of their concerts) not only gives them a
greater portion of the purchase, but that it also leaves the RIAA's cut out
altogether. Has anyone else heard this?

It's frustrating how many labels are members of the RIAA. They keep a list at
http://www.riaa.org/About-Members-1.cfm, and there are some surprising ones
on there (Righteous Babe, for example). Hang in there, Aaron. The ends
justify the means! :)

Wes Morgan

On Saturday 19 July 2003 5:34 pm, Aaron Edwards wrote:
> I noticed that the new record will be on Back
> Porch/Virgin. Here's my qunadry, in response to the
> RIAA's stupidity, undertreatment/abuse of artists, and
> downright greed, I have decided to, for the time
> being, boycott all RIAA labels, and Virgin is one of
> these labels.
>
> So, my ! quandry is this, do I lift my boycott (which is
> only been in place for a couple weeks), or do I go
> without buying the new OTR?
>
> One of my main issues with the RIAA is that the
> artists get on average a total of $0.70 per album
> sale. Perhaps I should just download the album on MP3,
> and send my check for $17 directly to Karin and
> Linford.
>
> While I'm on the subject, I paid $5 to see a show the
> other day, another $10 on a CD (non RIAA label of
> course), all because I heard a few MP3s of the band
> playing.
>
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