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13 felony counts 13: we're all 138

mwhybark — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:02:05 -0800

"We wanted to be the store that your mother didn't want you to go to." Cult band leader Dale Lawrence covers the RIAA shutdown of an Indianapolis record store, Berry's Music, for "Selling DJ mix-CDs.". Lawrence has written about mashups for a few years now. Is he also a deejay?

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:02:35 -0800

Disclosure: Lawrence's early work with The Gizmos made me the music listener and player I am today. I have written about his music at length. Initial link found via a band-related list, posted by another listmember

By: iamck

iamck — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:38:09 -0800

Can't understand the big deal. Every record store I know sells mix cds.

By: jmd82

jmd82 — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:52:19 -0800

Exactly, iamck As the article points out, many of the biggest chains commit the same crime's Berry's Music did: "Of course, nowhere near all CDs contain that information [selling CDs which don't have the actual name and address of the manufacturer printed on the packaging], which means that every store carrying CDs (from Target on down) is guilty of this obscure "crime.""

By: i_cola

i_cola — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 04:42:19 -0800

Yup, exactly. I've seen friend's mixCDs in Amoeba so how come they are still operating? Looks like pissing off the local big record store by breaking release dates & selling paraphernalia got these guys busted.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 06:44:43 -0800

Jayzus onna stick. That's obscene. The RIAA has to be stopped. They just do.

By: chicobangs

chicobangs — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 06:45:47 -0800

I gotta admit, the first thought I had upon clicking on the link was: Hey, I'm wearing that exact t-shirt, right now! Right on! The infuriating part of this is that it seems so damned arbitrary. If someone could come up with a coherent reason why Berry's was singled out instead of any of the other stores selling mashups & mixtapes, it would then become a straight ethical issue. But this just looks bad for everyone concerned. I hope they make out well with the new store.

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:12:22 -0800

Looks like pissing off the local big record store by breaking release dates... Intentionally breaking release dates (if that's what they were doing) is a mighty fine way to piss off the RIAA as well.

By: i_cola

i_cola — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 08:59:50 -0800

What hope for a few drug busts in the offices & social hang-outs of the big record execs? Nah. Didn't think so.