If you think the fact that we have sold in excess of 2 million records and have never been paid a penny is pretty unbelievable, well, so do we. So why opt out? Perhaps this has something to do with it: The band points out that, under California law, a contract of more than seven years is not valid - and the contract EMI held with the band was for nine years. Wired now points us to the response from 30 Seconds To Mars, where the band notes that the lawsuit appears to have a lot more to do with the band opting out of its contract. So why the lawsuit? Well, EMI implied that the band failed to deliver its latest record on time, but members of the band have now responded with a very different story. Its last album went platinum and won some awards. The band is apparently fronted by movie star Jared Leto, and is considered something of a success. Wired reported that EMI/Virgin Records had sued the band 30 Seconds To Mars for $30 million recently. The RIAA represents the record labels and record labels are continually at odds with musicians - sometimes to extreme levels. It’s always fun to remember stories like the following one the next time you hear some RIAA exec claim that it represents musicians. Thu, Aug 21st 2008 07:33am - Mike Masnick
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