The most ridiculous argument the RIAA makes is that if things continue, there won't be any more pop stars. Whether or not that's true, saying it like that's a bad thing is ridiculous.
Bach was a pop star in his day. So was Joni Mitchell.
By virtue of musical talent, or by virtue of payola?
Joni Mitchell is a woman dude.
Did anyone say she wasn't?
One of her lawyers is named "Ben Justus"? I'd have smirked incredulously at that if it had been in a movie.
After lawyer fees, she probably got only a few thousand dollars.
As the article says at the end, that's where Phase II of the process starts, where she is going to sue them for malicious prosecution. Let's hope she wins that too, and the award is large enough to actually hurt the companies (i.e. punitive damages).
It's a class action suit with about 10,000 potential class members, so the punitive damages could be substantial.
The point of the judgment was to pay her legal bills. So I wouldn't be surprised if all of it went to her lawyers.
way to go, these labels tactics are not fit for public consumption.