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Friday, September 14, 2007
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Posted by on Fri, Sep 14 at 8:27 AM
Little-known internet search engine Google is ponying up $30 million to encourage private space travel to the moon. Is this the kickoff of gmoon, or the beginning of Google’s Howard Hughes-like fall into ruin?
Everything appears to be going just fine in the life of O.J. Simpson, who was questioned in connection with a burglary at the Palace Station Casino in Las Vegas.
Prince is planning to sue businesses like YouTube and eBay that feature his work. His spokesperson says this is an indication that the singer “is ready to challenge the system in new ways to put artists and music first.” A similar tactic, of course, did wonders for Metallica.
The White House is reporting that Iraq leaders have been successful on only half of the goals that were laid out before “the surge.”
The British Fashion Council has decided against an all-out ban on thin models at London Fashion Week, but will request that models provide a “certificate of good health.”
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The Prince thing is a bummer.
Prince seemed to be the only musician who understood the reality of being a recording artist on a major label: it doesn't matter if people are buying or stealing you music, since you're not making any money from it anyway. The record company is who makes money from record sales. As an artist, you're lucky to get a 3% backend. Artists make their money through touring and merch. The smart ones know that. The dumb ones actually believe RIAA when they say how all those lawsuits against 14-year-olds are really for the benefit of recording artists. When they lie, in other words.
I was so jazzed when Prince bypassed the record companies and RIAA with his latest album. I kept saying to anyone who'd listen that if more artists followed suit, they could finally break RIAA's stranglehold on the industry.
Now he's suing YouTube? Seriously, man. What the fuck?
Cue Sayid from LOST: "I believe Prince has been compromised."