The following archive covers our somewhat successful 1998 skirmish with the Recording Industry Association of America. The Washington Post article has the most succinct overview of what happened. Also included are some links and text we considered relevant to the situation at the time. Negativland/RIAA Press Releases 8/17/98 - NEGATIVLAND PRESS RELEASE: DO WE HAVE TO SUE THE RIAA? 8/20/98 - STATEMENT FROM THE RIAA ABOUT NEGATIVLAND 8/22/98 - NEGATIVLAND RESPONDS TO THE RIAA 9/2/98 - RIAA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO NEGATIVLAND Press Coverage ADDICTED TO NOISE - August 11, 1998 NPR Morning Edition - September 1, 1998 WIRED - September 1, 1998 YAHOO - September 1, 1998 THE NEW YORK TIMES - September 3, 1998 SONICNET - September 9, 1998 THE WASHINGTON POST - September 20, 1998 Negativland Info NEGATIVLAND BIO NEGATIVLAND'S TENETS OF FREE APPROPRIATION NEGATIVLAND'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES PAGE RIAA Background Info RIAA RELEASES MIDYEAR ANTI-PIRACY STATISTICS Internet Piracy A Looming Threat; CD-R Piracy Explodes; Progress Made At CD Plants RIAA SUES AMERIC DISC RIAA RECEIVES $4 MILLION FROM DMI RIAA RECIEVES QUARTER MIILION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT FOR DJ COMPILATION RIAA SUES INTERNET SITES RIAA ANTI-PIRACY KIT RIAA PIRACY STATISTICS RIAA MISSION STATEMENT Relevant Legal Cases and Info "FAIR USE" SECTION OF THE U.S. COPYRIGHT ACT SUPREME COURT REJECTION OF PRIOR RESTRAINT MARILYN MANSON PRIOR RESTRAINT COURT DECISION Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Opinion, Concurrence, Syllabus Negativland, Seeland Records and this website are completely supported by people like you. So if you appreciate what we do here, please consider buying directly from us via Negativmailorderland.