The Web Sheriff, the Internet-music corps employed by the likes of Jack White and Prince, dropped by Idolator this morning to thank us for "plugging" the Raconteurs record, i.e. "mentioning it in a crabby post about a critic who's already overrating it." Which I guess means either that they're so bored in the post-Oink era that they've taken to clumsily marketing the albums they protect or that they're very, very irony-challenged, to the point where one wonders if they aren't staffed by a series of bots who happen to think that Web site comment sections require the rigorous formatting of a business letter. [Earlier]
Garth Brooks is emblematic of another time in the record industry—a time when the Recording Industry Association of America's Diamond certification meant something, a time when people would happily plunk down $13.98 or more for his latest album, a time when being "about the music" meant "paying for the music," mannn. But it's the age of rampant cost-free downloading, and he's trying to figure out a way to keep the money flowing in. His solution? Pinning a bright badge to his cowboy hat and handing out tickets. E-tickets, that is!
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What's Prince going to do with the money from all those big-ticket shows he played this year? Hire lawyers! The Purple One is planning to work with our pals Web Sheriff and sue YouTube, the Pirate Bay, and eBay—among other sites—in an effort to "reclaim the Internet" and stem the tide of videos, bootlegs, and unlicensed ringtones zinging their way around the world:
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