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Posted by Secret Squirrel
As much as I think the music industry shoots itself in the foot, they do have a point. While most of u-tube is low-grade crap, it's possible that the next big internet fad will originate there, something that'll propel the video and it's author to fame and fortune, partially on the back of a work owned by the RIAA.
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Were this to happen, it would be a fantastic amount of free publicity for the song and the artist, which would in turn be gangbusters for the sales of the CD itself. One goofy little internet video made a household name out of an obscure Romanian band that nobody had ever heard about - that "unlicenced" use of Numa Numa was great for business.
No matter how you approach the situation, the RIAA has no footing to stand on. They're shooting themselves in the foot, and wasting an absurd amount of time and money chasing copyright threats that don't exist.
There's nowhere I can't reach.