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"Stealing our copyright reversions in the dead of night while no one was looking, and with no hearings held, is piracy." ~ Courtney Love

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"Music is intellectual property with full cash and opportunity costs required to create, polish and record a finished product. If I invest money and time into my business, I should be reasonably protected from the theft of my goods and services. When the judgment came against MP3.com, the RIAA sought damages of $150,000 for each major-label-"owned" musical track in MP3's database. Multiply by 80,000 CDs, and MP3.com could owe the gatekeepers $120 billion.

But what about the Plimsouls? Why can't MP3.com pay each artist a fixed amount based on the number of their downloads? Why on earth should MP3.com pay $120 billion to four distribution companies, who in most cases won't have to pay a nickel to the artists whose copyrights they've stolen through their system of organized theft?"

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
If you or anyone else wants to check out my brother, you can find him at http://www.emryshanley.com or on myspace at http://www.myspace.com/emryshanley There's a free download of his song 'Clay Figurines' available through his myspace page, as well as links to $1 downloads of all his other songs. My personal favorite is 'Oxygen Bar'.

And I never pass up an opportunity to pimp my brother's music. My brother is awesome.

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Originally posted by DonCoat:
I notice one of his friends (who also sings backup on some songs) is called Serenity. Would that be anyone we know, perchance?

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