Seems as though this has been the year of the sleazy
scam in electronic music (the "Man Made Motion" debacle,
the "faux Pole" incident, and now this)
-d.w.
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Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 03:48:07 GMT
From: Cornelius Harris <crazymandingo@hotmail.com>
To: 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: (313) Underground Resistance vs Sony, Round 1
This will be news to some of you. For others, you've heard some rumors.
Recently, UR (Underground Resistance) has enjoyed the success of the track,
"Knights of the Jaguar" by DJ Rolando. Recognizing that UR (Mad Mike, in
particular) would be unwilling to license the track, Sony bypassed even
making a request and has decided to release a "cover" version titled
"Jaguar." Unconfirmed reports even indicate that promotional information on
the records imply that it is a UR release. Cover versions traditionally
have been done by fans of the original track as an homage to the original.
In this case, it is being done as a method of undercutting the sales of the
original.
While this is an unethical and unprincipled act in and of itself, it is also
a very dangerous act. In doing this, a major label, Sony, has determined
that it has the right to stomp all over an independent label in its pursuit
of profits. With this as a precedent, the question that should concern any
and everybody in the music community is who will be next? It is imperative
that Sony be held accountable for its actions. We are currently looking
into whatever legal options we have as well as any other means to put an end
to this. We urge all concerned individuals to flood Sony's offices
worldwide with calls, emails, and faxes expressing those concerns. This
kind of crap has to stop and it has to stop now.
Anyone with any ideas, comments, addresses, or suggestions, please let me
know. Some basic info follows. Any media folks, contact me privately. If
anything could get Mad Mike out in the open, well...contact me.
Peace,
Cornelius Harris
Underground Resistance
This is the original irritant, the place where this started. Feel free
to...contact them.
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH
New Media/Business Affairs
Stephanstr. 15
60313 Frankfurt
Telefon: (069) 13888-0
dirk_dreyer@de.sonymusic.com
The following are also involved in this in that the track is available in
the UK and New York. Feel free to let folks know how you feel.
Sony
666 Fifth Ave
New York, New York 10019
212-833-8000
General Comments: SonyMusicOnline@sonymusic.com
Sony of Canada Ltd.
Head Office:
115 Gordon Baker Road
Toronto, Ontario
M2H 3R6
Main Telephone: (416) 499-1414
Main Fax: (416) 497-1774
General Inquiry e-mail: feedback@sony.ca
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