Stuge Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Thousands of CDs and storage devices were seized after a raid on Sony Music Entertainment Mexico offices linked to a legal case with ranchera singer Alejandro Fernandez. Sony Music officials said the recordings seized are "totally authorized" discs. Furthermore, the company said "we trust that the Mexican courts will confirm our rights as soon as possible." After a complaint from Fernandez's representatives accusing Sony of using the artist's music, videos and photos, the feds seized a total of 6,397 CDs from Sony offices. Fernandez first signed with Sony in 1998, but finished with the record label in 2008, which led to him joining a new record label. However, Fernandez recorded numerous songs that never made it onto released CDs -- Sony announced it was creating an album of Fernandez' previously recorded music, which Universal protested. "What Sony did that was wrong and illegal was to assume that they could take those tracks that weren't part of the previous albums and release them as an eighth album as if it were new material over which they had rights," said Jose Luis Caballero, one of Fernandez's attorneys. "And it's perfectly clear that the company's contract is limited to seven albums." Fernandez, who recently signed with Universal Music, has sold more than 15 million records en route to winning two Latin Grammys. News by dailytech http://www.dailytech.com/Sony+Music+in+Mexico+Raided+by+Police/article16177.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Ouch !!! Boy that will be interesting to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't more about megalith Universal twisting the arm of the Mexican government in the same way the RIAA and MPAA would like to in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't more about megalith Universal twisting the arm of the Mexican government in the same way the RIAA and MPAA would like to in Canada. Reminds me a bit about the Article you brought up about the Media Police for lack of a better term , and the ability to confiscate at the border , your PC , or MP3 player , or any other electronic device that can store media . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 yup, and mostly at the behest of Uncle Sam, not any desire by the Canadians. The legislation (C-61) died, as it should. Whether as a result, or not, now Canada is rated (according to the newspaper, but I cannot find the reference) by the US Govt as one of the highest piracy risks in the world. I don't know whether to be proud of this or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 That singer is swimming in money. He's one of the most popular, if not THE most popular Mexican singer, ever. It could be that he got greedy and was unhappy Sony was going to release songs he recorded prior to signing up with them (BMG was his previous record label, IIRC), without his consent... Or Sony got greedy and was trying to make money off his work with another company, and without his knowledge. (I think Sony's the one at fault.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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