UK music Mafia threatens kiddies
30 Apr 2008 | 15:17 BST
Rant Don't download that or mummy will go to jail
MUSIC INDUSTRY FAT CATS have gone one step beyond with a nauseating campaign, hiding behind the skirts of legitimate children's charity, to stop kids from downloading music which isn't lining their own bulging, hand-stitched pockets.
The campaign, which is spearheaded by a leaflet which will be distributed to thousands of schools and libraries, uses the kind of scare tactics we thought were no longer acceptable in our free and open society.
The campaign tries to convince kids that downloading even one song without paying for it will send Daddy's computer into virus hell, and goes on to point out that, as children are not legally responsible for their own actions, downloading that Bob the Builder live bootleg will almost certainly end up with mummy going to prison.
Even rosy-cheeked, potato-faced no mark Ronan Keating has come out of enforced retirement, no doubt for a fat fee, to support the campaign. "There is a constant worry about the security of the Internet with children", he said. " This new guide helps adults and children to use the Internet safely and securely."
No it doesn't Ronan! It helps greedy music industry execs with no talent and a heavily vested interest in maintaining the status quo to protect their fat salaries without having to use their imaginations to realise that the music world is changing faster than they can drag their corpulent backsides out of their Bentleys. <Takes a breath and calms down a bit>.
The leaflet goes on to talk about helping parents and children to manage the risks of the Internet and get the most out of new technology, but we're so angry, we'll have to go and have a little lie down. µ
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