cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/21840859
White Stripes singer angered after Trump aide shares social media post using clip of band’s hit Seven Nation Army
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/21840859
White Stripes singer angered after Trump aide shares social media post using clip of band’s hit Seven Nation Army
You know it doesn’t seem like all that long ago that people were being sued or threatened for playing music in shops or in the back office of a hotel and stuff like that. It might have been urban legend at the time when the music industry was over reacting to Napster, KaZaA, Limewire, Bearshare, etc, etc. but it is true that those venues officially need a license for any music they play in public. So how come a nationwide advertising campaign can make use of music, without the permission of the artist, and not be sued into oblivion by the RIAA? Or does the artist not own the copyright to their own work? Or does the RIAA sympathise more with gentle, kind Billionaires than nasty greedy non billionaires??
The RIAA is a tool for filfthy rich assholes, not the working class
The Electronic Music scene has the Association For Electronic Music (AFEM), because the RIAA are insane about public performance rules and would completely kneecap the club scene if they were in charge. If DJs can’t perform the shit in their collection without explicit rights for every track, the scene falls apart.
Interestingly, Trump could likely get away with hiring DJs and playing club anthems at his rallies, but that would probably alienate his base pretty severely.