http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27966-2003Jun24.html

They're Nervous, but on the Surface They Look Calm and Ready

• He's chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. She's a committee member and a founder of the new Caucus on Music Piracy and Copyrights. Both have been mentioned as potential rivals to replace Hilary Rosen, the departing million-dollar-plus-a-year chairman of the Recording Industry Association of America.But Reps. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) and Mary Bono (R-Calif.) joined forces last night to perform in a rap video that was shown during Rosen's goodbye party at Charlie Palmer's restaurant on Capitol Hill. We managed to obtain a bootleg copy. In it, Tauzin introduces the song, which seems to be titled "Yo, We're Politicians!," by ad-libbing: "We know the House rules don't allow us to apply for the job. But there's nothing wrong with auditioning for it." Then the duo raps their Rosen tribute to the tune of Eminem's "Lose Yourself": Both: Who wants the job of Hilary Rosen? How 'bout the dream team of Bono and Tauzin? Billy: We heard the rumors goin' around town. Mary: That Mary and Billy could take Kazaa down. Billy: We know your problems inside and out. Mary: Burnin' CDs. Ooooh. A very scary thought. Billy: Piracy bad. Both: Piracy bad. Piracy bad. Piracy bad. Billy: For a million a year, we'll tell them punks Mary: Steal our songs, you'll break rock into chunks. Billy: I love music, how 'bout Sonny and Cher? Mary: I love royalties, so kids please be fair. Billy: You still don't think we're the ones for the job? Yo, we're politicians. We were born to hobnob! Both: Piracy bad. Piracy bad. Piracy bad. The music fades and the screen goes black. Then a message flashes: "WARNING. The pirating of this video is strictly prohibited by federal law." Now they tell us!

It would be very nice to have that video!

well, put it on kazaa then!!! somebody

The sooner we get a hold of that video, the sooner someone can start making an anti-RIAA TV ad.

I WANNA DOWNLOAD THAT AND SPREAD IT AROUND......

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...THESE ARE THE RIAA TACTICS! IF THEY
CAN USE THEM, WHY CAN'T YOU OR I?

Did they get permission to use Eminem's sog for their corporate use?

Mary Boner, Billy Tarzan, sound like stars of a really bad RIAA porno flick.What the report didnt tell you is that Mary had her "Daughters of the Nazi Revolution" leather thong and shorts on under her"American" rags, and Billy had a lubricated dildo in his anus, that was a gift from Hilary to verse him on what the RIAA would like to feel like to Music lovers all over the World. Long live Kazaa. "De veras que, Mary, Hilary y Billy, es el hijo y hija de la gran putas? Que No?

Spanish is such a beautiful language.

What Billy's not telling you is "the dildo was dry. That's not lube!"

I am an IT consultant who recently read that the RIAA is trying to shut down file sharing on the internet. This, to me, seems bogus and un-pragmatic. The internet is opening opportunities for many industries, including the recording industry. Rather than waste effort and money on clamping down this type of activity, why doesn´t management at the various record companies realize that the technology is here to stay, and that there is greater profit in its use than its closure. File sharing is a symptom or a signal that the industry should pick up on and profit from rather than go against the current on this issue. These companies such as Kazaa and Audiogalaxy.com have access to a wide market audience, and I am sure they could arrive at strategic alliances with these companies rather than shut them down only to resurface in a different form later (given technology nowadays and the number of techonology savy people out there, they´ll find a way). Maybe sell individual songs at 15 to 25 cents (or "tax" them or whatever, possibilites are endless) and everyone is happy. Recording companies profit and have access to an online, international market, file-sharing companies remain and also profit, and consumers benefit by customizing their own products at lower, more affordable prices. If management fails to realize that technology is here and industries are going to change because of it, and they fail to envision ways of using this technology to benefit the consumer and company, then replace them, and find more pragmatic people to run the company. The point is to take advantage of technology, not resist it. It´s the 21st century, you need people with vision at these recording companies, not people comfortable with the status quo who are far from innovators.