Jello Biafra recently spoke to Norway’s Aftenposten and unleashed some serious hate against music industry trade lobby, RIAA. He does express some concern about the problem of file sharing with regards to newer bands however:

I have two different opinions on file-sharing” says Biafra, drawing a metaphorical line in the sand – with good (small labels) on one side, and bad (big labels) on the other. You may take from the big labels, because the only thing they do is steal from both the artists and the audience.

Don’t take from the smaller, independent labels. Then fantastic bands would have to surrender way too early, because they can’t afford it, Support the independent labels, but the big ones –fuck’em. Anyways, I haven’t found anything in many years which come from a large label worth buying.

The RIAA reminds me most of the Godfather, we will sue you. If you want out of this without going to court, we can make an arrangement: Give us $5000. If not, you will find a horses head in your bed. They are doing this to 12 year old girls, they are doing it to 80 year old women, and they do it to students. There are plenty of examples that show people having to quit school because they had to give all their money to the recording industry instead.

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Source Jello Biafra recently spoke to Norway’s Aftenposten and unleashed some serious hate against music industry trade lobby, RIAA. He does express some concern about the problem of file sharing with regards to newer bands however:

I have two different opinions on file-sharing” says Biafra, drawing a metaphorical line in the sand – with good (small labels) on one side, and bad (big labels) on the other. You may take from the big labels, because the only thing they do is steal from both the artists and the audience.

Don’t take from the smaller, independent labels. Then fantastic bands would have to surrender way too early, because they can’t afford it, Support the independent labels, but the big ones –fuck’em. Anyways, I haven’t found anything in many years which come from a large label worth buying.

The RIAA reminds me most of the Godfather, we will sue you. If you want out of this without going to court, we can make an arrangement: Give us $5000. If not, you will find a horses head in your bed. They are doing this to 12 year old girls, they are doing it to 80 year old women, and they do it to students. There are plenty of examples that show people having to quit school because they had to give all their money to the recording industry instead.

You can find the remainder of the translated article here.
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