Copyright Law

Big to-do about 'Choruss' ... I say it's simple, stay away

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

There's a big controversy going on about some plan arch RIAA bad guy Warner Bros. has, which it named "Choruss", to peddle its music to college campuses. Apparently its sales pitch doesn't conform to the actual terms. See, e.g. p2pnet.net story.

Regardless of what the reality is -- and experience teaches us that what an RIAA member says is usually false -- the answer is simple: those of us who are knowledgeable about what the RIAA does to people should stay far away from any product carrying their taint. And we should ask our friends to do so as well.

So if you are offered something called "Choruss", please -- for the sake of all those who have suffered at the hands of Warner Bros. and its 3 coconspirators -- please say "No, thank you."

[Ed. note. It's also permissible to say "No, thank you, you SOB's." -R.B.]

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on March 19, 2009 (boomark / email).