More Foolishness from the RIAA

By on June 15, 2006 in Music

The priority challenged RIAA has now decided that those bad YouTube videos of teenagers lip synching their favorite songs is somehow a business plan for record labels.

Project Opus reports that some YouTube users have reportedly received cease and desist letters from the RIAA, demanding that their amateur videos be taken down.

Here’s a news flash RIAA. These kids are not ever going to get a freaking synch license so they can lip synch and make funny videos, some of which are the best possible viral marketing for a song. All you are accomplishing by harassing these kids is to once again look greedy and clueless. That and nipping some good marketing in the bud.

It would be so nice if the record label cartel would stop trying to turn back the clock and embrace the technology that is going to thrive with or without them.

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  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/09556402761098393978 Kate

    That is too silly. Teens lip-synching songs in cheesy (or slick!) homemade videos on YouTube are getting cease & desist orders? Lordy. You’re right–it’s great viral marketing for the musicians/groups. Which means MORE MONEY for the record companies. But they want a C&D order. Bah.

  • http://heehawmarketing.com/ Paul McEnany

    That’s it. I’m officially done buying any cd’s from any major labels. I’ll go back to buying the little guys, and downloading the rest.Dumbasses.

  • http://www.kalbzayn.com/serendipity kalbzayn

    Our son (3 1/2 years old) was reading Dr. Seuss’ ABC to us tonight so we broke out the video camera. I thought about posting it on YouTube just to see how posting something there works. Hope the Dr. Seuss people won’t mind. aybe I should get some video of the kids singing some songs and see how long until I get the letter.