I would like to congratulate RIAA on winning the 2007’s Worst Company in America Award.
They have managed to beat Halliburton which is an incredible accomplishment right there. I wonder if they will finally get the message…
Oh wait… I forgot. They don’t care. It’s not like they are selling anything to us so being hated doesn’t diminish their profit margins at all. To really hurt RIAA we need to channel that hatred towards the actual recording studios that they represent and stop buying their shit.
As long as we continue hating RIAA but giving money to it’s members, it’s going to be business as usual for them. So I guess they really deserve some congratulations. Perhaps this was not intentional, but RIAA became something symbolic. It became the embodiment of all that is wrong with the music industry – something to be hated.
So the member companies used it as a scrape goat that can be used as a shield and distraction, and ultimately sacrificed on the altar of crushingly bad PR. In the meantime they can continue flying below the radar.
I dare you to name at lest 3 RIAA members without looking them up. If you can do it, I applaud you. If not, then you are in the same boat as most of the people who voted in the consumerist poll. These member companies are who is pulling the strings and organizing the lawsuits. RIAA is simply the public entity that takes the public beatings on their behalf.
They are the ones who should be receiving this award. Not the abstract entity that is RIAA.
[tags]riaa, halliburton, worst company, consumerist[/tags]
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ZeWrestler wins. +5 points. :)
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Other Distributed
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Q&W
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RAY BOLTZ MUSIC
Ray Boltz Spindust
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RED Ink/SMI –Belguium
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RED Ink/Trust Kill
Red Seal
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Refuge Records
Reincarnate Music
Rejoice
Relapse Records
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Reserved
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Rhino-Sire
Rhyme Syndicate Catalog
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RICA Songs For Life
Rick Rubin Entertainment
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Right Minded Records
Rising Tide Nashville
Risky Business
Riverbend
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RMM
RMM Records
Roadrunner Records Inc.
Robbins Entertainment
Roc A Fella Catalog
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Roc-A-Fella Records
Roc-A-Fella Shawn C
Roc-A-Fella Video
Rocket Records
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Rockstar Games
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Rodven
Rodven (Intl)
Rodven/Prodiscos
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Rodven/United Prod
Ron Smith
Rough Ryders Records
Rough Trade
Rounder
Rowdy Records Diary of a Mad Black Woman
RPM / Legacy
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Ruff Ryders
Ruffhouse
Ruffhouse Records/ Ovum
Ruffhouse Records/ Roc-A-Bloc
Ruffnation Music
Rufftown Ent.
Rust Records
Ruthless Records
RX Records
Ryan & Joey, Inc.
RykoDisc
SAI Records
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S-Curve Records – Capitol
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Sea Creatures
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Seaview
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Sega
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SEON
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Sick Wid It
SIDE ONE DUMMY
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SimplyRed.com
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Sixsteps
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Skyblaze
Skyblaze/Columbia
Slamm Dunk
Slash Distributed
Slash Warner
Slim Thug/Star Trak
Slip & Slide Records
Slipdisc
Smash
Smashing Pumpkins Catalog
Smith Music Group
Smithonian/Folkways
SMV
Snoop Bossin’ Up DVD
Snoop Dogg 40/40/20
Snoop Dogg 50/50
Snoop DVD- Bossin’ up
So So Def Records
So So Def/ All Out Entertainment
Software Sculptors
Solid State Records
Sonique
Sony Broadway
Sony Classical
Sony Classical/ Sony Music Soundtrax
Sony Direct
Sony Discos
Sony Labels
Sony Masterworks
Sony Music Special Products
Sony Music Works
Sony Portrait
Sony Wonder
SonyBMG U.S. Latin
Sought After Entertainment
Soulife Records
Soulwerkz
Sound Gizmo
Sound Mex
Sound of Atlanta
Southern Signal Records
Sparrow
Sparrow Distributed 3rd Party Label
Sparrow Kids
Special Markets
Special Olympics
Special Olympics 4
Special Products
Specialty Records
Spin Art
Spirit Soundtrack
Spit Records
Spring Hill Music
Spring House
Sprout
SPV Records
Squint Entertainment
Star Search
Star Song
Star Time International
Star Trak Records
Stars + Stripes, Inc.
Startime P&D
Startime PS
Stax
Stolen Transmission, LLC
Stonecreek
Straight Face Records, Inc.
Straight outta labb
Straight Profit
Straight Profit Records
Straightway
Stretch Music
Stuart Hersch
Studio E Group
Suave House II
Suave Records
Sub City Records
Subversive Cinema
Sucka Free Records
Sugar Beats
Sugar Water
Sunnyside
Super Ego Records
Surco New
SURCO Records
Surrender Records
Sustain Records, LLC
Swallow Records
Sybersound Records
Synapse Films
T.J. Martell
Taang
Tabu Records
Takoma
Talent Beach
Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker Distributed
TASEIS
Teldec
Telethon
Tell It Productions
Terra
The Bravery
The Franchise/Interscope
The Inc.
The Mainstream Records Group Inc.
The Neptunes
The Platform Group, LLC
The Road to Eldorado
The Safe Side
The Source
The Start/The Label
The Ultimate Group, Inc.
The Wall
Thirsty Ear
Three Keys/Lightyear
Three Kings DBC
Thrive Records
Thump Records
Tim Kerr
Tim Kerr New
Timbaland
Time Bomb
Time Home Entertainment
Time/Life
Time/Life Non Music Video
Titan Global
Toby Keith Last LP
Tofu – Sony Japan
Tone Cool
Toni Braxton
TOONACIOUS
Tooth & Nail
Tooth & Nail CMG
Tooth & Nail EMI
Top Dawg Productions
Top Sail Productions
Toros Records
Track Factory
Trackmasters
Tradition
Traditional Records
Trauma Entertainment
Trauma Records
Travio Records
Travio Records P&D
Treat & Release
Trill Ent/Asylum
Triloka
Triple Crown
Troma
Troubadour
Trudy Greene
Trumpet Swan/ Lightyear
Trust Kill
Trustkill/Red Ink/Epic
T-Town Music
Tuff Gong
Tuff Gong Records
Twins
Twism
Twisted
Two Tomatoes
Tyler Perry, Inc.
Type A Records
U.S. Reissues
UFOCity.cm
Ultimate Records
UME #1’s
UME Direct
UME Premium (AM Admin)
UME Premium (MT Admin)
UMI Fontana
Undaground Recodz
Undefined
Underground Distributed Label
Underground Inc.
Union Music
Unison
United For Opportunity
Unitone
Universal Latino
Universal Music Canada
Universal Music Latino
Universal Records (1)
Universal Records (2)
Universal Records New
Universal South
University MG Dist
University Music
University Music Group
Univision
Univoces
Unsigned Hype
Untertainment
Up Above Records
Upstairs
Upstart
Uptown Records -URC
Urban Box Office
US Manga
UTV Motwon
V2
V2 (Gee Street/Push Records/Delicious Vinyl)
V2/Push
Vagrant Records
Vagrant Records (TVT)
Van Richter Records
Varese Sarabande
Varrick
Velocette Records
Velour Recordings
Venemusic
Venevision
Verity
Verve
Verve Forecast
Verve Video
VI Music
VI Records
Victory
Victory Music
Victory Records
Victrola
Vidal Investment
Vineyard
Vintage Home Entertainment
Violator Records
Virgin
Virgin Catalog
Virgin Classics
Virgin Commercial Marketing
Virgin Special Projects
Virgin Special Projects Catalog
Virtual Label
Visigoth
Vital
Viva Discos
Vivarte
Vivaton Records
Voice for Music Production, Inc.
Volcano II
Volcano III
Volcom
Vox Lumania
VP Music Richter Records
VP Records
Wacky World Studios
Walleska Serra
Walt Disney Records
Waltzing Bear
Wanna Blow, Inc.
Warcon Entertainment, LLC
Warlock
WARNER ALLIANCE
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros./Elektra
Warner Bros./Elektra
Warner Brothers Publications
Warner Classics
Warner Fonit
WARNER HOME VIDEO
Warner Jazz France/ WSM
Warner Music Latina
Warner/Reprise Video
Wax Weinberg 7
WBR/Rhino Direct
WEA Latina
WEACaribe
WEAMex
Weapons of Mass Entertainment
Weeds
Wet Cement
White Lion
Whitsett Hill
WHV/Lightyear
Wicklow
Will Smith
Windham Hill
Wind-Up (Grass/Surefire)
Winedark Records
WJJZ
WNUA
Wonder Boy Entertainment
Wonderland
Woodstock
Word Entertainment
Word Special Projects
Word/Warner Bros.
Work
Worksong/Rhino/Hear Music
World Music Network
Worship Together
WOW Joint Venture
Wrechshop Records
Wrong Records
WS/De Stijl
Wu Music Group
Wu Tang Records Catalog
Wu-Tang Records
Wu-Tang Records Catalog
Wyatt
Wyonna
XSO Drive
Yab Yum/ 550
Yash Raj Films USA Inc.
Yclef Records
Yo! MTV Raps
Z Records
Zappa
Zappa Rhino
Zebra/Lightyear
Zero Hour
Zoe
Zomba/Def Jam
So who *CAN* you buy music from:
UK – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_independent_UK_record_labels
US – 1
* 12 Inch Records
2
* 20-20-20
3
* 3 Beads of Sweat
5
* 504 Records
A
* A-F Records
* Abnotic
* Absolutely Kosher Records
* Ace Fu Records
* Aezra Records
* Ajax Records (Chicago)
* Alchemy Records (U.S.)
* Alive Records
* Alliance Entertainment Corporation
* AntAcidAudio
* Asphodel Records
* Audio Dregs
B
* Bar/None Records
* Bayou Records
* Beekeeper Records
* Beserkley Records
* Bieler Bros. Records
* Big Neck Records
* Big Wheel Recreation
* Birdman Records
* Blackball Records
* Bloodshot Records
* Blue Jordan Records
* Boner Records
* Bong Load Custom Records
* Borae’ Records
* Boss Up Entertainment
* Brass Tacks Records
* Bridge Records, Inc.
* Broken Complex Records
* Bungalo Records
C
* Captivity Records
* Carbon Copy Media
* Carrot Top Records
* Catbird Records
* Caulfield Records
* Cement Shoes Records
* CherryDisc Records
* Chocodog Records
* Choke Chain Records
* Cleveland International Records
* Collectables Records
* Collekt
* Comatose Records
* Compass Records
* Corporate Punishment Records
* Crimes Against Humanity Records
* Cuneiform Records
D
* Dancing Ferret
* Daptone Records
* Deaf American Recordings
* Deep Elm Records
* Delmark Records
D cont.
* Desert Storm (record label)
* Destiny Entertainment
* Doctor Dream Records
* Downtown Records
* Dutch East India Trading
E
* Earwig Music Company
* Ecstatic Peace!
* Eleven Seven Music
* Emperor Jones
* Exponential (record label)
F
* Fall Records
* Fathme Records
* Fire Records
* Firecode Core
* Flipside Records
* Flying Fish Records
* Flying Tart
* Focus Media
* Fools of the World
* Frenchkiss Records
* Frontier Records
* Fueled by Ramen
* Future Farmer Records
G
* Galaxy21 Music
* Gangsta Advisory Records
* Get Low Recordz
* Glurp
* Gnashville Sounds Records
* Gold Standard Laboratories
H
* Hammermill Records
* HappySad Records
* Harriet Records
* Heartbeat Records
* Hefty Records
* Hellcat Records
* Hello Sir Records
* High Karate
* HighTone Records
* Higher Step Records
* Homestead Records
* Hopeless Records
I
* I Surrender Records
* Imputor?
* Initial Records
* InsideOut Music
* Interactive Jack Records
* Invisible Records
J
* JHHP Records
* Josie Records
* Jubilee Records
K
* Kirtland Records
* Koolarrow Records
* Kung Fu Records
L
* LLR Recordings
* Lawnchair Records
* Le Grand Magistery
* Limp Records
* Lo-Fidelity Records
* Load Records
L cont.
* Lobster Records
* Locust Music
M
* Magnanimous Records
* Maison De Soul
* Medea Records
* Megaforce Records
* Merge Records
* Mode Records
* Mutant Pop Records
N
* Nebula Records
* Nein Records
* New West Records
* No Quarter Records
O
* Octone Records
P
* Parasol Records
* Paw Tracks
* Peak Records
* Polyvinyl Record Co.
* Post-Parlo
* Potential Getaway Driver
* Prelude Records (record label)
R
* Rasa Music
* Reed Records
* Remarkable Current
* Restless Records
S
* Sarathan Records
* Shelflife Records
* Shifty Records (USA)
* Shrimper Records
* Sick Room Records, LTD
* SideOneDummy Records
* Smells Like Records
* Soft Abuse
* Souvenir Records
* Sparrowheart Music
* Stand Up! Records
* Such-A-Punch Media
* Surprise Attack Records
T
* Take Fo’ Records
* Testament Records
* Thick Records
* Tone Center Records
* Trance Syndicate
* Trend is dead! records
* Twin/Tone Records
U
* Ugly Nephew Records
* Underscore Records
* Up Records
V
* Very Small Records
* Vesuvius Records
W
* Warcon Enterprises
* Water Lily Acoustics
* Waterbug Records
* Wax Fruit Records
* Wildplum Recordings
* Wordclock Records
X
* Xenophile Records
Y
* Young God Records
Z
* Zombie-A-Go-Go Records
Nice! Thanks for the list.
Yeah, its a shame to see how much shorter the non riaa list is
[quote comment=”3464″]Yeah, its a shame to see how much shorter the non riaa list is[/quote]
Yeah, you would think that there would be more indy studios than the ones associated with RIAA.
There are those are just the ones in the uk.
[quote comment=”3470″]There are those are just the ones in the uk.[/quote]
I think the UK ones are posted at the link. I think the ones pasted in are thhe US ones. Right Travis?
They can’t be because some at least are missing. like barsuk for one
[quote comment=”3472″]They can’t be because some at least are missing. like barsuk for one[/quote]
Hmm… I don’t know then. Maybe they just listed the most popular ones?
Any idea Travis?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1522790
A number of labels have been wrongly listed by the riaa as members.
Relapse, which the story linked to above says was eventually removed (though it has not), is definitely not a member.