Article The Dangers of Leaking Music: "5" Cautionary Tales

One_Yaself_Hater · 07-15-2009, 07:43 PM

First Of All the RIAA....

Last December, blogger Kevin Cogill pled guilty to violating federal copyright laws after he was busted for posting nine songs from Guns N’ Roses‘ Chinese Democracy album on the Internet. Yesterday, Cogill was sentenced to two months of home confinement, one year of probation, and he’s required to appear in an anti-piracy PSA.

While house arrest might seem like a dream come true for a blogger, in reality, this is the stiffest punishment anyone has every received for leaking music (not to be confused with downloading music, which the R.I.A.A. loves to punish). But that’s not to say there haven’t been consequences for being the first to put unreleased music out there. So before you publish that next blog post with an exclusive track, check out these 5 Notable Consequences For Leaking Music, and realize that what you gain in hits might cost you elsewhere…

LEAKER: Radio stations KBBT in L.A., KMEL in San Francisco, WUSL and WIOQ in Philadelphia
WHAT THEY LEAKED: Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson’s single “Scream”
• The radio stations were playing “Scream” on the hour almost two weeks before its official release. They were eventually served cease-and-desist orders and faced legal action, but one station’s program director made it clear that “on a release as big as Michael Jackson’s, there’s no way we’re going to wait if we receive a leak.” Ballsy.

LEAKER: Intern Adam of Nashville’s 107.5 The River
WHAT THEY LEAKED: Britney Spears’ single “Womanizer”
• The radio personality recorded and posted a 40-second preview of the song that Jive played for the station during a conference call. He was promptly fired and slapped with a $250,000 fine. FIRST! FAIL!

LEAKER: Unidentified music journalist
WHAT THEY LEAKED: Three songs from Animal Collective’s Strawberry Jam album
• When the first batch of records from the album leaked, watermarking technology allowed Domino Records to trace the files back to the leaker immediately. AC’s publicist wrote a threatening letter to other journalists, letting them know that the person responsable “got in more trouble than you care to hear about and was almost fired.” We’re not sure if the scare tactics worked, or not.

LEAKER: English retail worker
WHAT THEY LEAKED: Mastodon’s Blood Mountain album
• The underground metal band’s record label traced the leak back to a retail employee and had him fired. Mastodon was “not concerned with record sales,” but was more upset that “such a shitty copy” was leaked.

LEAKER: DJ Chuck T & DJ Empire
WHAT THEY LEAKED: Lil’ Wayne’s Tha Carter III album
• In the years leading up to Wayne’s album release, DJ Empire released a steady stream of mixtapes featuring exclusive songs from Tha Carter III sessions. Despite the fact that all these songs were given directly to Empire by someone within Wayne’s inner-circle, Weezy finally snapped, going off on a bizarre, “fuck mixtape DJs” tirade in an interview that left some spinners in the community pissed off. DJ Chuck T retaliated by leaking the final version of TC3. The leak turned out to not hurt Wayne’s sales at all, and the martian moved more than A-Mille the first week. We’re guessing Chuck T was probably taken off Universal’s promo mailing list.

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Tornadoes · 07-15-2009, 08:00 PM

downloading's still worse.

some bitch got fined $3 million for downloading 9 songs off Limewire :O

The Maestro · 07-15-2009, 08:01 PM

you dont want to hear what happened to that poor son of a bitch that leaked detox....

Tornadoes · 07-15-2009, 08:04 PM

^ he got kicked out of G-Unit?

Bkjj11 · 07-15-2009, 09:25 PM

^he tried to start blackwallsteet and failed 4 years later.

BWS Pacific · 07-15-2009, 09:53 PM

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ hahahahahaha
I am so dead laughing.

PhillyThug · 07-15-2009, 11:52 PM

posts 3-5 yall killed that. lmaoooooooooo

21andComptonBLVD · 07-16-2009, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWS Pacific

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ hahahahahaha
I am so dead laughing.

Black Wall Street has no platinum albums nor hardly any money, it's one of the most pointless record labels lmfao...just a bunch of no name rappers except The Game.

Bkjj11 · 07-16-2009, 08:28 AM

^exactly. Blackwallstreet isn't even known today unless u do research on Game.

Cashville records is on the same level.

07-15-2009, 07:43 PM	#1
One_Yaself_Hater The "B-Boy" Circa '82-'88 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In A Weed Spot!!! Posts: 5,757 Repped: 1,173 Repped 11,539 Times in 1,360 Posts Neg Reps: 148 Neg Repped at 107 Times in 98 Posts	The Dangers of Leaking Music: "5" Cautionary Tales The Dangers of Leaking Music: "5" Cautionary Tales *First Of All the RIAA....* Last December, blogger Kevin Cogill pled guilty to violating federal copyright laws after he was busted for posting nine songs from Guns N’ Roses‘ Chinese Democracy album on the Internet. Yesterday, Cogill was sentenced to two months of home confinement, one year of probation, and he’s required to appear in an anti-piracy PSA. While house arrest might seem like a dream come true for a blogger, in reality, this is the stiffest punishment anyone has every received for leaking music (not to be confused with downloading music, which the R.I.A.A. loves to punish). But that’s not to say there haven’t been consequences for being the first to put unreleased music out there. So before you publish that next blog post with an exclusive track, check out these 5 Notable Consequences For Leaking Music, and realize that what you gain in hits might cost you elsewhere… LEAKER: Radio stations KBBT in L.A., KMEL in San Francisco, WUSL and WIOQ in Philadelphia WHAT THEY LEAKED: Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson’s single “Scream” • The radio stations were playing “Scream” on the hour almost two weeks before its official release. They were eventually served cease-and-desist orders and faced legal action, but one station’s program director made it clear that “on a release as big as Michael Jackson’s, there’s no way we’re going to wait if we receive a leak.” Ballsy. LEAKER: Intern Adam of Nashville’s 107.5 The River WHAT THEY LEAKED: Britney Spears’ single “Womanizer” • The radio personality recorded and posted a 40-second preview of the song that Jive played for the station during a conference call. He was promptly fired and slapped with a $250,000 fine. FIRST! FAIL! LEAKER: Unidentified music journalist WHAT THEY LEAKED: Three songs from Animal Collective’s Strawberry Jam album • When the first batch of records from the album leaked, watermarking technology allowed Domino Records to trace the files back to the leaker immediately. AC’s publicist wrote a threatening letter to other journalists, letting them know that the person responsable “got in more trouble than you care to hear about and was almost fired.” We’re not sure if the scare tactics worked, or not. LEAKER: English retail worker WHAT THEY LEAKED: Mastodon’s Blood Mountain album • The underground metal band’s record label traced the leak back to a retail employee and had him fired. Mastodon was “not concerned with record sales,” but was more upset that “such a shitty copy” was leaked. LEAKER: DJ Chuck T & DJ Empire WHAT THEY LEAKED: Lil’ Wayne’s Tha Carter III album • In the years leading up to Wayne’s album release, DJ Empire released a steady stream of mixtapes featuring exclusive songs from Tha Carter III sessions. Despite the fact that all these songs were given directly to Empire by someone within Wayne’s inner-circle, Weezy finally snapped, going off on a bizarre, “fuck mixtape DJs” tirade in an interview that left some spinners in the community pissed off. DJ Chuck T retaliated by leaking the final version of TC3. The leak turned out to not hurt Wayne’s sales at all, and the martian moved more than A-Mille the first week. We’re guessing Chuck T was probably taken off Universal’s promo mailing list. Source: __________________ "REP" or "No PROPS" DONT PUT FOOD ON MY TABLE, FUCK 'EM!!!!!! SO "REP" If U WANT, IDGAF!!! DiGiJeff (12-17-2008), J-Banks Thanked Post HAPPY BIRTHDAY One_Yaself_Hater !!!-HH411: "instead of hittin 'no props' button i'll just neg ya". - Gods Plan

07-15-2009, 08:00 PM	#2
Tornadoes Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Left Coast Posts: 201 Repped: 14 Repped 46 Times in 30 Posts Neg Reps: 11 Neg Repped at 35 Times in 22 Posts	downloading's still worse. some bitch got fined $3 million for downloading 9 songs off Limewire :O __________________ My Word is Born!

07-15-2009, 08:01 PM	#3
The Maestro The Maestro* Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,178 Repped: 17 Repped 462 Times in 130 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 10 Times in 8 Posts	you dont want to hear what happened to that poor son of a bitch that leaked detox.... __________________ Myspace /MajorMusicProduction

07-15-2009, 08:04 PM	#4
Tornadoes Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Left Coast Posts: 201 Repped: 14 Repped 46 Times in 30 Posts Neg Reps: 11 Neg Repped at 35 Times in 22 Posts	^ he got kicked out of G-Unit? __________________ My Word is Born!

07-15-2009, 09:25 PM	#5
Bkjj11 Cuz u copied my trend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Playboy Mansion Posts: 4,268 Repped: 219 Repped 6,920 Times in 628 Posts Neg Reps: 56 Neg Repped at 97 Times in 62 Posts	^he tried to start blackwallsteet and failed 4 years later. __________________

07-15-2009, 09:53 PM	#6
BWS Pacific Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pacific Posts: 1,541 Repped: 0 Repped 519 Times in 288 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1,305 Times in 591 Posts	LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ hahahahahaha I am so dead laughing.

07-15-2009, 11:52 PM	#7
PhillyThug King of Philly Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 779 Repped: 139 Repped 17 Times in 10 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	posts 3-5 yall killed that. lmaoooooooooo

07-16-2009, 08:28 AM	#9
Bkjj11 Cuz u copied my trend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Playboy Mansion Posts: 4,268 Repped: 219 Repped 6,920 Times in 628 Posts Neg Reps: 56 Neg Repped at 97 Times in 62 Posts	^exactly. Blackwallstreet isn't even known today unless u do research on Game. Cashville records is on the same level. __________________

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