411 Mania, Still Quiet
Published July 17, 2003
Ok, so this isn't as important as the RIAA, along with Rep. John Conyers and others, wanting to put people in Jail for downloading music.
But, yesterday I posted a story about Metallica suing a band for that band's use of two chords in such a way that it sounded like a Metallica song. I found the story at 411 Mania. The story turned out to be bogus.
411 Mania is a poorly written, but legitimate web site. The graphics look like a bad web page circa 1997. If feels and reads like Tiger Beat without the half naked pictures of pre-pubescent male TV Stars. I am sure 11 year old girls love it.
Yesterday, I emailed the author, Mindy Turner, and still have not heard back, nor can I find anything on their page to indicate a retraction or sorry, we were just joking, or . . . anything.
Now, I could just be a little sensitive because I got sucked in by the Joke, but I don't think Mindy Turner thought it was a joke when she posted the story.
So, 411 Mania and Mindy Turner, any comments? . . . (crickets chirping).
- 411 Mania, Still Quiet
- Published: July 17, 2003
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- Writer: Chris Cotner
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