Courtney Love accuses record companies of
music piracy
THE ARTS REPORT - CBC Radio
NEW YORK - Courtney Love, the singer and actress,
says the real music pirates are not kids at their computers
swapping MP3 files but record companies that rip off
artists.
Courtney Love made her comment at a conference called
Digital Hollywood. She said many artists now lose money
or have little left after expenses, even though the record
companies make millions of dollars from one album.
"Working at 7 Eleven would have been a better deal,"
says Love. Love and Eric Erlandson, the principal
members of the band Hole, are in a contract dispute with
Geffen Records. Geffen has filed a lawsuit claiming the
group still owes Geffen five albums under a 1992
agreement.
Love insists the contract has expired and is exploring
Internet distributors for her songs. Her stance contrasts
with that of other leading artists, who consider Napster
and other Internet music services a threat to royalty
payments.
Metallica recently sued Napster over the issue and just
this week, the Rapper Dr. Dre launched a similar attack
on Napster.
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