Jonathan Takagi (jtakagi@millennianet.com)
Thu, 09 Dec 1999 22:30:24 -0700
I received this on the 313 list, but since I know
a lot of you get down with UR, please support the
cause. Anyone that goes to Body & Soul knows that
this track blows the place up, and this action is
just plain wrong.
> This will be news to some of you. For others, you've heard some rumors.
>
> Recently, UR (Underground Resistance) has enjoyed the success of the track,
> "Knights of the Jaguar" by DJ Rolando. Recognizing that UR (Mad Mike, in
> particular) would be unwilling to license the track, Sony bypassed even
> making a request and has decided to release a "cover" version titled
> "Jaguar." Unconfirmed reports even indicate that promotional information on
> the records imply that it is a UR release. Cover versions traditionally
> have been done by fans of the original track as an homage to the original.
> In this case, it is being done as a method of undercutting the sales of the
> original.
>
> While this is an unethical and unprincipled act in and of itself, it is also
> a very dangerous act. In doing this, a major label, Sony, has determined
> that it has the right to stomp all over an independent label in its pursuit
> of profits. With this as a precedent, the question that should concern any
> and everybody in the music community is who will be next? It is imperative
> that Sony be held accountable for its actions. We are currently looking
> into whatever legal options we have as well as any other means to put an end
> to this. We urge all concerned individuals to flood Sony's offices
> worldwide with calls, emails, and faxes expressing those concerns. This
> kind of crap has to stop and it has to stop now.
>
> Anyone with any ideas, comments, addresses, or suggestions, please let me
> know. Some basic info follows. Any media folks, contact me privately. If
> anything could get Mad Mike out in the open, well...contact me.
>
> Peace,
> Cornelius Harris
> Underground Resistance
>
> This is the original irritant, the place where this started. Feel free
> to...contact them.
>
> Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH
> New Media/Business Affairs
> Stephanstr. 15
> 60313 Frankfurt
> Telefon: (069) 13888-0
> dirk_dreyer@de.sonymusic.com
>
> The following are also involved in this in that the track is available in
> the UK and New York. Feel free to let folks know how you feel.
>
> Sony
> 666 Fifth Ave
> New York, New York 10019
> 212-833-8000
>
> General Comments: SonyMusicOnline@sonymusic.com
>
> Sony of Canada Ltd.
> Head Office:
> 115 Gordon Baker Road
> Toronto, Ontario
> M2H 3R6
> Main Telephone: (416) 499-1414
> Main Fax: (416) 497-1774
> General Inquiry e-mail: feedback@sony.ca
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