Nah, seems like Pooh and Tay said fukk it and put out their own version to eat off of. They're encouraging folks to stream that version
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Nah, seems like Pooh and Tay said fukk it and put out their own version to eat off of. They're encouraging folks to stream that version
TheDarceKnight
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LB just put their own copy onto DSPs and are asking fans to stream that version instead of the ABB version.
Have they re-recorded it? How do they legally do that?
Deoji
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Did 9th have a say in this?
DID THEY CLEAR SAMPLES
OR REPLAY THE BEATS?
OR REPLAY THE BEATS?
TheDarceKnight
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It's the exact same album. No samples replayed or anything like that, and the samples wre cleared back in 2003. So you can stream the album in 2 places. Either the original version or this one.DID THEY CLEAR SAMPLES
OR REPLAY THE BEATS?
TheDarceKnight
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I believe so.
SOUNDS ILLEGAL
TheDarceKnight
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As crazy as it sounds, there's basically nothing anyone can do to stop you from releasing music onto DSPs. If you have the music then you can do it. Getting music onto DSPs isn't that different from releasing a podcast onto Spotify or Apple Podcasts or whatever. It costs almost nothing and anyone can do it.
ABB could sue LB, maybe, but they almost certainly don't have the money to do it, and they definitely owe LB a lot more than whatever they'll be losing on to in terms of streaming revenue on this Deluxe Version. I don't really see a way that ABB can get in the way of LB on this.
TheDarceKnight
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It's not. They own their own music. They're putting out an album that has never been released before "The Listening Deluxe Edition" that they own the rights to. What's illegal is ABB shafting them out of 5 to 6 figures worth of money they're owed. ABB had the streaming rights for the 18 track version of the album, and they violated the terms of the deal by not kicking residuals to LB for streaming as well as the vinyl rights.
LB wants to give their fans a way to stream their first album without continuing to line the pockets of the guy that owes them more money than he can pay, and they've added bonus tracks and remastered instrumentals as an additional incentive. LB wants to avoid the time and energy of going the lawsuit route with ABB.
SO THEY OWN THEIR MASTERS?
darealvelle
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Seems like the album got removed from music.
TheDarceKnight
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I don't want to say anything that's incorrect, but I don't think they ever didn't own all of their own music. They signed the rights to ABB to distribute the album via CD, vinyl, and streaming, but not only has ABB not paid them for 16 years, they've never even sent a sales sheet since 2004. ABB violated the terms of the agreement forever ago, but LB didn't want to take the time and money to sue over it, and they've still been trying to avoid all of that time and energy that they could devote to working on new music.SO THEY OWN THEIR MASTERS?
TheDarceKnight
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there's a problem with the link right now, but it's live on Spotify, Bandcamp, Tidal, and it should be back on Apple Music shortly. I'll update the OP as soon as it's fixed.
THIS MAKES ZERO SENSE