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Torvald Von Mansee · 04-02-10, 06:08 AM

Well, if you're talking about the recording industry, they've systematically ripped off artists for decades.

For example, due to his religious beliefs, Bob Marley refused to get a will. His record company (I forget which one) used this to this **** over his family on royalties or something like that. They got into a legal fight, and finally the record company gave Marley's family $10,000,000.00. I'm sure his recordings and publishing rights or whatever was at stake are worth FAR more than that. Every time you BUY a Bob Marley CD, NONE of it goes to his family.

In a world of contracts and legalities, the Big Guys always write the rules and always win. Strange that Little Guys would defend them..

legal doesn't equal moral

04-02-10, 06:08 AM	#3
Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Well, if you're talking about the recording industry, they've systematically ripped off artists for decades. For example, due to his religious beliefs, Bob Marley refused to get a will. His record company (I forget which one) used this to this **** over his family on royalties or something like that. They got into a legal fight, and finally the record company gave Marley's family $10,000,000.00. I'm sure his recordings and publishing rights or whatever was at stake are worth FAR more than that. Every time you BUY a Bob Marley CD, NONE of it goes to his family. In a world of contracts and legalities, the Big Guys always write the rules and always win. Strange that Little Guys would defend them.. legal doesn't equal moral __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky Last edited by Torvald Von Mansee; 04-02-10 at 06:10 AM. Reason: grammar cleaup