Fergie's Tech Blog

An RIAA Christmas Carol

Thanks to Steve, for forwarding this to the EFF-Austin mailing list!

God Damn Ye Greedy Gentleman - By Scott Small
(To the tune of "God Bless Ye Merry Gentlemen ")

God Damn ye greedy, gentlemen
The R-I double A
For suing all your customers
For downloading Coldplay
To make us buy songs D-R-M'd
Not knock-offs from eBay
O letters of Cease and Desist
Cease and Desist
O letters of Cease and Desist

From off the internet we get
Songs of variety
Stations owned by clear channel
Play crap like XYZ
And those no-talent lip-syncers
Jessica and Ashlee
O letters of Cease and Desist
Cease and Desist
O letters of Cease and Desist

The lawyers sue while in DC
The lobbyists do pay
For WinMX and eDonkey
To make them go away
Bit Torrent and Kazaa are next
to get what will convey
O letters of Cease and Desist
Cease and Desist
O letters of Cease and Desist

But the CD sales will not rise
When after peer to peer
has gone the way of the Dodo
And to law we adhere
Cus they are still pumping out
That crap like Britney Spears
O letters of Cease and Desist
Cease and Desist
O letters of Cease and Desist

Now uploading is not right
Musicians deserve pay
So go and see your favourite bands
When they're in town to play
Don't post songs to the Net or
you'll get in your in-tray
O letters of Cease and Desist
Cease and Desist
O letters of Cease and Desist!

posted by Fergie @ 12/17/2005 03:25:00 PM