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Radiohead to Testify Against the RIAA

torrentfreak.com — Radiohead, the band that made millions of dollars by giving away their music for free, has very little to complain about when it comes to piracy. On the contrary, in a landmark file-sharing case, Radiohead has responded positively to a request to testify against the RIAA.

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  • pat7047, on 04/04/2009, -14/+590Yet another reason to love Radiohead.
  • OfNumbers, on 04/04/2009, -7/+412***** the RIAA.
  • uskomaton, on 04/04/2009, -72/+447I've never liked their music, but I will applaud them for their efforts against RIAA.
  • boydrew, on 04/04/2009, -7/+327i dunno....radiohead lost a lot of cred by dissing miley cyrus.....


    /sarc
  • snichol16, on 04/04/2009, -3/+195It should be noted that Radiohead are not for free downloading of music and piracy. In fact, Thom Yorke has once wondered how it was fair for anyone not involved in the creative process to give away their hard work.

    I think their testimony will probably be more related to the hegemony of the music industry and the ways they have been screwing over artists in recent times, probably testifying to the legitimacy of the RIAA as the voice of the artists. Remember that the band had a "Best of Radiohead" box set released, against their wishes, by Epic (or whoever it was) very close to the release of In Rainbows.
  • UnarmedHippo, on 04/05/2009, -20/+165You are missing out.
  • flaminglips, on 04/04/2009, -1/+116Not if Miley Cyrus "ruins" them first.
  • TurboMan, on 04/04/2009, -5/+106Radiohead is an awesome band and I applaud them for doing everything they do, and their fight against the RIAA.....

    But whoever wrote this article is a complete *****.
    "Radiohead, the band that made millions of dollars by giving away their music for free."
    How ***** stupid of a statement is that? They didn't give it away for free, they gave their fans the option to pay however much their fans felt their music was to them.
  • Inflammo, on 04/04/2009, -2/+96It is really good to see artists push back

    I'm optimistic.
  • KloroFormd, on 04/05/2009, -10/+93Buried because I don't want you sharing your opinion either.
  • soccerman90, on 04/04/2009, -0/+63i dont think you understand what testifying means.
  • calebian, on 04/04/2009, -0/+58http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioyqmeVszis

    so true
  • Fabbyfubz, on 04/04/2009, -0/+55First they make Miley Cyrus cry and now they're fighting the RIAA. They sound pretty awesome, imo.
  • inactive, on 04/04/2009, -16/+71This further reinforces my claim that Coldplay is Radiohead for stupid people.

    Thom Yorke for the ***** win.
  • HCviolence, on 04/05/2009, -1/+48Radiohead hates Miley Cyrus and the RIAA. I shall build a shrine to commemorate their awesomeness.
  • inactive, on 04/04/2009, -1/+42never a fan of their music but i just became a fan of THEM. no wait, i became a fan when they owned miley cyrus.
  • dalittle, on 04/04/2009, -2/+35Radiohead did not give their music away for free. They asked that if you download it you pay what you think it was worth to you. I paid $10 and many others paid too.
    And even if everyone had downloaded it for free, compared to the usual record deal by the RIAA company (Sony, EMI, Universal, or Warner Bros), that is more than they would get. Most bands make pennies if anything on records sales and actually make their money from their concerts anyway.
  • riskybeats, on 04/04/2009, -1/+32I don't like the tone of your voice.
  • headlessclown, on 04/05/2009, -2/+30i got it for free from their website. but bought the vinyl, physical CD and paid for a $80 concert ticket. The fans will support them, even if the initial download is free.

    at least in my case.
  • brotherkito, on 04/05/2009, -0/+28he wants to make it clear that he now respects the band for non-musical reasons. He can do that you know.
  • XombieRobot, on 04/05/2009, -0/+27I'm all for being against the RIAA but I hope Radiohead can also speak on behalf of other musicians who are not already well established as they are. You can't simply do what they have done unless you had all the resources and loyal fans such as they have.

    I hope they don't get trumped on that argument. But in all honesty, bands don't make much money at all on CDs anyway. Most just want you to have their music and come to their shows. The major component of a record deal is more of the marketing aspects they offer but those marketing strategies are now out of date. Bands like Radiohead and NIN have used technology to THEIR advantage and avoided the middle man. Take a ***** seat RIAA get ready to die soon!
  • nshady, on 04/05/2009, -2/+27I love Radiohead, but I like Coldplay too. I don't get where this comment came from. Has Coldplay recently said it would testify for the RIAA?
  • douglasr007, on 04/05/2009, -0/+24Everybody knows greatest hits albums are usually against the artist's wishes. Besides I hate greatest hits albums because they never give me a feel of what the artist is really like from album to album.
  • hackerbiatch, on 04/04/2009, -0/+24Uh oh. EMI will take their revenge
    Radiohead: The Best of Super Supreme Super Collection
  • tpmidd, on 04/05/2009, -0/+23***** the MPAA
  • soapandfoam, on 04/05/2009, -1/+24Radiohead are further cemented as the greatest band in the world. Those who don't understand Radiohead, its okay, you just need to understand they are a major influence on a lot of the music you listen to.
  • terencec, on 04/05/2009, -0/+21the RIAA and their bad karma is about to face the Karma Police
  • getpumped87, on 04/05/2009, -16/+37OmG you don't LOVE RADIOEHEAD!?!??!?!??!?!?

    yeah, me either, but this one is favorited
  • inactive, on 04/05/2009, -1/+21oh radiohead, can you do anything wrong?
  • OnBetamax, on 04/04/2009, -1/+20EMI. and yeah they are likely to try and testify against the way artists are being treated by their record labels, not so much supporting piracy. although, bands such as radiohead make their money on merchandise and touring now rather than record sales, so who knows.
  • intilli4, on 04/05/2009, -1/+20Well it seems that the RIAA(Raping Innocent American Asses) is going to lean how to take it without lube because I think more and more ARTISTS will jump on this revolutionary bandwagon.
  • bigfatphony19, on 04/05/2009, -0/+18They can try the best they can.

    The best they can is good enough.
  • douglasr007, on 04/05/2009, -0/+18and then the album got released physically
  • parafish13, on 04/05/2009, -1/+18This makes up for them appearing at the end of Twilight.
  • MikeSetera, on 04/04/2009, -1/+18***** THE RIAA!!
    Go Radiohead!
  • ThePastafarian, on 04/04/2009, -4/+20***** you.
  • LimeParrot, on 04/05/2009, -2/+18It should be "yeah, me NEITHER."
    p.s. Radiohead is awesome.
  • Wubsy, on 04/05/2009, -2/+17You saw Twilight!?
  • AmnesiacJack, on 04/05/2009, -3/+18But they did give their music away for free.

    At a starting price of ZERO DOLLARS that's about as free as it gets.
  • cmillertime, on 04/05/2009, -1/+16i see what you did there
  • slicecom, on 04/05/2009, -0/+14You are aware that you could have named a price of nothing and got it for free right?
  • pat7047, on 04/05/2009, -2/+16Yes. I did read the article. Did you read how Radiohead is willing to testify against the RIAA?
  • Brad324, on 04/05/2009, -0/+14***** IKEA
  • SpectreFire, on 04/05/2009, -2/+16"Thom Yorke has once wondered how it was fair for anyone not involved in the creative process to give away their hard work."

    He's not wrong. Piracy isn't exactly a black and white issue. There are legitimate reasons for and against it.
  • Balljam, on 04/05/2009, -0/+14They aren't necessarily even likely to do anything. The source traces through the legal team of a 'hippy head' lawyer who talked to the manager of the band. And "Professor Nesson walked away with the impression that their manager agreed to do so"

    This daisy chain of unreliable sources labels this as exuberant speculation, not fact.
  • RaulMuadDib, on 04/05/2009, -1/+142+2=5
  • Ericstotle, on 04/05/2009, -2/+15The Fray is terrible. They fit right in with the rest of today's terrible music.
  • Mockylock, on 04/04/2009, -0/+12Not even the government has that honor.
  • fakeplasticsnow, on 04/05/2009, -1/+13When Thom Yorke is king, the RIAA will be first against the wall
  • SniperZero, on 04/05/2009, -1/+12***** the RIAA x2
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