Amp Live of ZION-I gets a cease and desist letter from Warner Bros. Records

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Amplive responds to the release of his Rainydayz Remixs of the new "In Rainbows"album by Radiohead

Edit – Here's the press release:
Amplive Hit With Cease & Desist, Radiohead Remix Album's Future Unclear

Fresh on the heels of a story in the New York Times, Cali producer and In Rainbows remixer Amplive has received a cease & desist letter from Radiohead's publisher Warner/Chappell, demanding that the Bay Area DJ put a halt to his Rainydayz Remixes project, an 8-track remix album of re-envisioned In Rainbows songs featuring guest spots from the legendary Too Short, MC Zumbi of Zion I, Del the Funkee Homosapien of Gorillaz, Chali2na of Jurrasic 5, and a host of others. What this means for the future of the project is currently unclear, but the originally proposed release date of January 10th has now been postponed indefinitely. A link to a copy of the Warner/Chappell letter, and a video and letter response from Amplive himself are below.

LETTER FROM WARNER:
http://onesevensevensix.com/amplive/blckdoutcandd.jpg

VIDEO RESPONSE FROM AMPLIVE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ktqLa5HQWk

A LETTER FROM AMPLIVE:
First and foremost I would like to thank everyone who has been digging my remixes. I put a lot of time and hard work into them and I am glad people are appreciating them. I was especially excited about the exclusive verses I was able to get from Del the Funky Homosapien, Chali2na from Jurassic 5, the soul singer Codany Holiday, and K.Flay, who were all also super excited about contributing to the project. I really feel if Radiohead's team was able to hear these remaining remixed songs, they would feel differently. So I am writing this letter to ask that if you have any post/streams/mp3s of the songs from Rainydayz Remixes that you remove them immediately. Complying with the cease and desist, these remixes can't be publicly distributed or made commercially available. Even though I was offering them for free in conjunction with the In Rainbows download and had good intentions because of my appreciation for their music, the powers that may be are not seeing it the same way. Hopefully I can find a way for Radiohead to support this FREE release made available only to those who purchased their album. For now I am cooperating with the "C & D" only because it has come from Radiohead's team and I will respect that. BUT if that changes I am happy to resume my release plans. Again, I appreciate your support in posting them, but because of the situation at this time, it is illegal. Thanks for you help. - Amp Live

Amplive planned to release a free zip file of the remix record on January 10th to all those who forwarded an email receipt of In Rainbows purchase to [email protected]. In addition to unveiling the tracklist (which can be found below), Amp had planned on expanding the release model to allow those who had deleted their W.A.S.T.E. emails to reserve a copy of the album by forwarding receipt of a donation – in any amount – to Friends of the Earth, a charity Thom Yorke has officially backed on the band's Dead Air Space blog. If and when the release is allowed to move forward, all those who have forwarded receipts from W.A.S.T.E. or Friends of the Earth will receive a copy of the album. Tracklist, and more info on the charity below.

Rainydayz Remixes Tracklist

01 Rainydayz
02 Video Tapez (ft. Del the Funkee Homosapien)
03 Nudez (ft. MC Zumbi of Zion I and Too Short)
04 Weird Fishez
05 All I Need
06 15 Stepz (ft. Codany Holiday)
07 Reckonerz (ft. Chali2na)
08 Faustz

FOE
Friends of the Earth US was founded in 1969 in San Francisco, and was one of the founding organizations of Friends of the Earth International in 1970. Friends of the Earth US has for decades been at the forefront of high profile efforts to create a more healthy and just world.
http://www.foe.org

FOE INTERNATIONAL
The world's largest grassroots environmental network, uniting 70 national member groups and some 5,000 local activist groups on every continent. With over 2 million members and supporters around the world, we campaign on today's most urgent environmental and social issues. We challenge the current model of economic and corporate globalization, and promote solutions that will help to create environmentally sustainable and socially just societies.
http://www.foei.org

PAY PAL DONATION LINK
http://www.foei.org/en/get-involved/donate/donate

For More Information:
www.myspace.com/amplive
 
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^That's what I'm sayin......Amp Live is a dope producer and Radiohead is one of my favorite groups....where can I find the cd?
 
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Defy said:
^That's what I'm sayin......Amp Live is a dope producer and Radiohead is one of my favorite groups....where can I find the cd?
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I got this e-mail a few weeks back which explains the album and how to get it (a download link for one of the tracks is included in the e-mail though)...
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial] As reported on Pitchfork last week, Oakland-based DJ/producer Amplive has announced details surrounding his Rainydayz Remixes project. Slated for release January 10th, the album has been expanded to include 8 tracks, featuring verses from Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Too Short, Zion, and a host of other collaborators – all of which will be announced, along with a complete tracklist, on January 4th. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial]Unlike In Rainbows, Rainydayz Remixes has a set price: FREE. The digital-only collection will be available as a zip file including 320kbps MP3s, and hi-res artwork. But there's a small catch. If you bought In Rainbows, you'll most likely remember receiving an email or three from W.A.S.T.E, Radiohead's web store, which handled the administration of the band's digital-only, pay-what-you-want model. Well, the only way to receive a copy of Raindayz Remixes is to forward an email from W.A.S.T.E. to [email protected], proving participation in the band's revolutionary approach to releasing their new record. Whether it's the confirmation of purchase, a simple update, or the actual correspondence containing the link to In Rainbows, any email will suffice. What's important to Amplive is to reward the support of Radiohead. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial]Any "orders" placed before release date will be delivered on January 10th. Any "orders" placed after the new year will be delivered within a week. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial]What the press is saying about Rainydayz Remixes:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial]"The Bay Area producer (Akon, Talib Kweli)/half of Zion I has scrapped together a project dubbed Rainydayz Remixes, culling six IR cuts and chopping 'em up, spiking the punch with varying degrees of embellishments. "Weird Fishes" stays true to the original's arc -- one groove, one progression; slowly grooving, slowly progressing -- spiced up with a fake finish, some Thom tinkering and a Radiohead-meets-Neptunes-enhanced-JT beat. Ain't nobody love you like I love you, etc." - Stereogum [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial]"Wow. California MC Amplive slices and dices a (let's face it, kind of bloodless) new Radiohead song and turns it into a sleek and simmering hip-hop track. If more of In Rainbows sounded like this, we might not feel so chapped about shelling out for the discbox." - Rollingstone.com [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial] Download "Weird Fishes (Amplive Remix)"[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial] http://www.zshare.net/audio/55133395614e3a/[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial] To receive your zip file of Rainydayz Remixes, send ANY In Rainbows email from W.A.S.T.E. to: [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial] [email protected][/FONT]​
 
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that songs sick.. would want to hear how the cd turned out but that sucks that it cant be released.
 
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Rainydayz Remixes

Warner Recently hit Birdman Baby Williams with a copyright lawsuit;

January 4-2007
Cash Money Records and the company’s co-founder Bryan "Birdman" WIlliams are the subject of a copyright lawsuit filed in October, accusing the rapper and his label of copyright infringement. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit claims that Williams illegally used copyrighted material on albums released Birdman, Lil’ Wayne and the Big Tymers. Additionally, Cash Money Records made a payment of $400,000 dollars to various publishing companies, but the label has failed to give the publishers a proper accounting of the amount of records sold. Companies include WB Music Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Noontime Tunes, Cotillion Music and others. The lawsuit also accuses Cash Money Records of breach of contract and seeks an unspecified amount of damages.
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LETTER FROM WARNER:
http://onesevensevensix.com/amplive/blckdoutcandd.jpg
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From the letter it more or less says they want a Cut/Percentage and or Permission granted by them to proceed or Maybe they have feelings to contain the musical identity of the music?

Rainydayz Remixes Tracklist

01 Rainydayz
02 Video Tapez (ft. Del the Funkee Homosapien)
03 Nudez (ft. MC Zumbi of Zion I and Too Short)
04 Weird Fishez
05 All I Need
06 15 Stepz (ft. Codany Holiday)
07 Reckonerz (ft. Chali2na)
08 Faustz
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Nice Tracklist,AmpLive drop it on imeem.
 
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it ain't about lost revenue...it's about protecting their music. I feel both sides of this, but how hard would it have been to try to get permission before...what's the worst that could happen, they say no and you don't waste your time?
 
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CatchMeOnI5 said:
it ain't about lost revenue...it's about protecting their music. I feel both sides of this, but how hard would it have been to try to get permission before...what's the worst that could happen, they say no and you don't waste your time?
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it would be stupid to try and get permission anytime you want to remix something. most times people remix something because they like the artist or the original song and it inspires them. with music sometimes that inspiration comes and goes, you don't wanna get inspired and then get on the phone and whatnot trying to see if its ok to fuck with someone's music. now I do understand the release issues, but its stupid to want money and revenue from something that was given out for free then remixed and also given out for free only to those who originally got the free material.
 
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Defy said:
it would be stupid to try and get permission anytime you want to remix something. most times people remix something because they like the artist or the original song and it inspires them. with music sometimes that inspiration comes and goes, you don't wanna get inspired and then get on the phone and whatnot trying to see if its ok to fuck with someone's music. now I do understand the release issues, but its stupid to want money and revenue from something that was given out for free then remixed and also given out for free only to those who originally got the free material.
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i feel what you're saying but it ain't always about the money. Some people/artists don't want their music changed and brought to a different audience. It's all about what people want their own shit to sound like. That's like an artist painting a picture, and someone adding something else to it and handing it out. It changes up the original intent, idea of the subject.
 
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Any press is good chess

CatchMeOnI5 said:
it ain't always about the money. Some people/artists don't want their music changed and brought to a different audience. It's all about what people want their own shit to sound like.
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But then you can also look at the fact that Warner Brothers is a major Jewish Conglomerate who might appose to a Group of African American Artist from Oakland,Ca called "Zioni"Smell me?

Warner Bros. might just be sparkin a match in a cave full of c4 explosive right now.Any Press is Good press.
 
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