entropy@fluke.UUCP (Terrence J. Mason) (10/01/85)
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If somebody would forward this article to the major recording companies I
would be most grateful. By following this recommendation, ALL groups in the
record labeling blood-bath can have what they want. The pro-label side gets
warnings on records about which they have serious concerns; the anti-label
side gets the assurance that no artists are singled out because of the nature
or content of their art.
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Dear Sirs,
Please post the following warning label on all of the record and tape jackets
and containers that you manufacture and sell. At the minimal cost required to
modify the photo-layout for an album cover or cassette container, and without
the additional cost for special stickers or extra printing, this warning label
will protect you from liability from consequential damages resulting directly
or indirectly from the purchase and use of your products. This general
product disclaimer is probably of the same nature as a warranty/guarantee
disclaimer and can in no way be construed as an endorsement or condemnation of
any single artist or collection of artists.
* W * A * R * N * I * N * G *
CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT MAY BELONG TO ONE OR MORE OF THESE CATEGORIES:
1. SEXUALLY EXPLICIT LYRICS 2. SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE LYRICS
3. LYRICS ABOUT SADISM 4. LYRICS ABOUT MASOCHISM
5. LYRICS ABOUT INCEST 6. LYRICS ABOUT DEATH/KILLING
7. MATERIAL OF PRURIENT INTEREST 8. MATERIAL OF VIOLENT INTEREST
9. SONGS ABOUT DRUG USAGE 10. SONGS ABOUT DRINKING
11. ANARCHIST PROPAGANDA 12. COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA
13. CAPITALIST PROPAGANDA 14. MATERIAL OFFENSIVE TO CHRISTIANS
15. MATERIAL OFFENSIVE TO JEWS 16. MATERIAL OFFENSIVE TO MUSLIMS
17. MATERIAL OFFENSIVE TO ATHEISTS 18. MATERIAL OFFENSIVE TO PLUMBERS
19. SONGS ABOUT ADULTERY 20. SONGS ABOUT PRISON LIFE
21. SONGS ABOUT FARMING 22. INTELLECTUALLY SUGGESTIVE LYRICS
23. EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL 24. SONGS ABOUT FAMILY LIFE
25. EMOTIONALLY EXPLICIT LYRICS 26. OBSCENE LYRICS
27. SUGGESTIVE LYRICS 28. UNINTERESTING LYRICS
29. ILLICIT LOVE SONGS 30. LOVE SONGS
31. PRO-LIFE PROPAGANDA 32. PRO-CHOICE PROPAGANDA
33. POLITICAL RHETORIC 34. POLITICAL SATIRE
35. SATIRE 36. HUMOR (POOR TASTE)
37. HUMOR (ALL OTHERS) 38. SONGS ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE
--- PURCHASE AND LISTEN TO THIS MATERIAL AT YOUR OWN RISK ---
Sincerely, <fill in the blank>
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terry mason
(this whole bloody article is a disclaimer, leave me alone)