[FC-discuss] Project EquillbRIAA

[Rich Jones]

I think this is a really great idea. Perfect way to illustrate the
fact that there is a big nasty corporation between the fans and the
musicians.

Hopefully it won't backfire!

R

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 2:55 AM, Oliver Day<oday at fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
> For the last few years I've talked quietly of a project to connect
> artists with the victims of lawsuits in the name of their bands.  After
> the verdict handed down by the latest case of Sony vs. Tenenbaum I think
> it is time to put this plan to action.  I've emailed Joel and received a
> list of the bands he was sued for and what I'd like to do is draw
> national attention to the public interfaces these bands have set up for
> themselves.
>
> I've created a public document which contains a list of the bands and
> any Twitter, Myspace, Facebook, or other public forums the bands have
> set up for themselves.  I could use help tracking down some of the
> missing links in this list.  In some cases the bands no longer exist but
> members of the original band still live on in other bands or on their own.
>
> To be clear the purpose of this project is not to harass these
> musicians.  It is to remove the wedge of the RIAA from artists and their
> fans and ask them to communicate.  The one question I'd like to see the
> artists answer is "Do you support the actions the RIAA has taken on
> behalf of your band in destroying the life of Joel Tenenbaum?"
>
> Joel is being fined $22,500 for each of the 30 songs that he downloaded
> from KaZaa.  His total fine is $675,000 for an activity that a majority
> of the Internet users in this country have and still participate in.
> This isn't to say that we should advocate copyright infringement but
> that we shouldn't agree with the penalties associated with infringement.
>
> This project is still being assembled and I would appreciate any
> feedback and help the FC community can muster.  I'd like to coordinate a
> massive feedback storm requesting comment via Twitter, Myspace, etc so
> these artists can't escape without saying something.  Anything.  What we
> need is dialog from musicians about what is happening to their fans.
>
> The working spreadsheet of bands and their online identities is here:
> http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AmI5i5jD2tuTdDllNXZHb3kweS1qRkt6SlUzeXQzZmc
>
> If you would like access to edit the spreadsheet please email me and I
> will add you to the access list.
>
> Oliver
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