Dan Costello:<\/p>\n
\nSo indie artists are donating 100% of their profits –
but what if Kanye West donated $1 for every copy of LATE REGISTRATION sold in its first week of release.\u00c2\u00a0 That would be $849,000 – and would make a statement that he is willing to
back up his beliefs with his considerable wealth.\u00c2\u00a0 How about two weeks sales, to push over $1M?\u00c2\u00a0 The exposure he’s provided to the controversy that many of us see at the center of this relief crisis – disparity between rich and poor and the racial divide that confounds the problem – is priceless.\u00c2\u00a0 But now, that exposure should be utilized to fuel a donation drive and outpouring of support which (much like the hurricane itself) we’ve never seen the likes of.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nMaybe Mitch Bainwol is from the same tree Michael Brown fell from.\u00c2\u00a0 It turns
out, on Wednesday August 31st, while the country was focused on New Orleans,
the RIAA filed 754 more lawsuits against P2P users.<\/p>\nHow insensitive can you get?<\/p>\n
Well, it turns out more.\u00c2\u00a0 Go to riaa.com.\u00c2\u00a0 Look for a mention of the
hurricane.\u00c2\u00a0 Not only are no donations trumpeted, there isn’t even a SYMPATHY card.<\/p>\nI went to the Google news.\u00c2\u00a0 I went to Hitsdailydouble.\u00c2\u00a0 I searched for
hurricane relief donations from the four major label groups.\u00c2\u00a0 I found none.<\/p>\nIsn’t this the way it ALWAYS is?\u00c2\u00a0 The labels make their money on the backs of
their STARS?\u00c2\u00a0 Yup, every act with a profile is playing a benefit, asking the
public to contribute money, and their bosses aren’t coughing up A DIME!<\/p>\nReally, maybe I missed it.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe their efforts eluded the web crawler.\u00c2\u00a0 Then
again, don’t these labels hold press conferences to spread the word on the
most infinitesimal events?\u00c2\u00a0 You’d think I’d turn up SOMETHING!<\/p>\nI’d be glad to find out I’m wrong.\u00c2\u00a0 That the label groups have banded
together, or even individually have coughed up millions of dollars.\u00c2\u00a0 Yes, the
corporate press information officers can e-mail me.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe with even a scanned copy of a check to SOMEBODY!<\/p>\nIt’s not good enough to say employees donated individually.\u00c2\u00a0 Even WAL-MART is
coughing up.\u00c2\u00a0 The labels sell at Wal-Mart, can’t THEY cough up?\u00c2\u00a0 Can’t they
even donate all the money they’ve collected from sued file-traders previously?\u00c2\u00a0
Can’t they put at least a good SPIN ON IT?<\/p>\nNo, the labels hired a right wing crony.\u00c2\u00a0 Who seems to be just as insensitive
as his ultimate party boss in D.C.\u00c2\u00a0 George Bush apologized today, he’s taking
responsibility.\u00c2\u00a0 How about some responsibility from Mitch Bainwol?<\/p>\nOr at least Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Andy Lack and Jimmy Iovine.\u00c2\u00a0 God, these guys
are usually foaming at the mouth to do photo-ops.\u00c2\u00a0 Why can’t I find a picture
of them handing over a check?<\/p>\nAnd, like Dan Costello says above.\u00c2\u00a0 Can’t they cough up SOME of their sales?\u00c2\u00a0
A buck a record for a week?<\/p>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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