Music Download Pricing Lawsuits Pending?

larry bagina writes "New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has subpoenaed Warner Music Group, apparently looking into allegations of price fixing with Sony/BMG, EMI, and Vivendi, and apparently more subpoenas are in the pipeline. 'As part of an industrywide investigation concerning pricing of digital music downloads, we received a subpoena from Atty. Gen. Spitzer's office as disclosed in our public filings. We are cooperating fully with the inquiry.'"

I've got karma to burn...

[hkmwbz]

...so I'll take a chance and say this:

Dear recording industry: Ha! Merry Fucking Christmas, motherfuckers!

Self-interests?

[DocStoner]

Maybe he really doesn't care about the little guy. Maybe he spent too much on the family this year for Xmas, owes his bookie or maybe he's just looking for some extra cash. He could just be doing this to get a secret payoff. The case will suddenly disappear. He won't find anything worth charges, just some suspicious/questionable items,enough for some hush money.

BTW, I got to open one of my Xmas presents early. The wife and kids made me a brand new tin-foil hat.

I don't believe in music downloads

[Anonymous Coward]

there's no mention of this in the bible, music downloads are just a theory of atheist scientists

Re:I've got karma to burn...

[thefirelane]

...so I'll take a chance and say this:
Dear recording industry: Ha! Merry Fucking Christmas, motherfuckers!

Posting such a controversial stance to Slashdot is admirable. I hope your Karma doesn't suffer from all the pro-RIAA moderators here

Re:The New York AG?

[Monkelectric]

Hey! Hey! Stop that! On Slashdot we work firmly on *CONJECTURE* and *KNOW HOW*. Bringing facts to the table is cheating!

ID at work

[Auraiken]

My god! A new meme has spawned! Er... i mean it was designed... intelligently.

Re:I've got karma to burn...

[Anonymous Coward]

Dear recording industry: Ha! Merry Fucking Christmas, motherfuckers!

Not all of us celebrate the same way you do. Next time please say "Merry Fucking Holiday, motherfuckers!"

Thank you.

Yeah, perfect way to solve the problem.. hah...er.

[Polarism]

Let's stuff a bunch of bullshit into an already bullshit-clogged legal system.

Seriously, the only way our problems with the recording industry are going to be solved is if they change their business model to reflect the 21st century. Until then, it'll just be the same old shit over and over again. Our legal system is warped beyond belief, so it's not going to help anyone here.

I feel like singing!!

[cnerd2025]

So here goes
For a show called, "10 types of people"

Start spreading the news.
I'm leaving today!
I want to be a part of it,
New York, New York!
I want to wake up
In a city that doesn't sleep!
I'm a consumer with rights
I want my fair price!
And no price fix-iiing!

No DRM crap
For me in New York
I really love that Eliot
Spitzer, Spitzer!
Oh Mr. Spitzer,
Please remove that Sony Rootkit!
And give my music to ME
Without some greedy
Hollywood scheeeeeme!

In Manhattan and Queens
And Bronx if I dare
My iPod has cheap music
Bought in New York
We told that Warner
To stop screwing the litttttle guy!
"You have to set a fair price!
No fixing or die,"
Said Spitzer, Amen!

Eliot Spitzer
We love you so much
New York is fair and balanced
Because of yooooou!
We want to thank you
For protecting consumer rights
We really love you a lot
In-a straight kinda way
We're really not gay!

Unofficial translation

[Lead Butthead]

... we received a subpoena from Atty. Gen. Spitzer's office ... We are cooperating fully with the inquiry.

Translation: We're busy shredding incriminating documents at the moment.

Re:Unofficial translation

[cnerd2025]

In other news, Arthur Anderson, Inc. has been heard shouting, "Yes! Yes! We have a new contract!!!"