DJ Drama and DJ Cannon Arrested in Atlanta... over Mixtapes

by Jordan Yerman | January 17, 2007 at 09:29 am

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Apparently the RIAA now has a problem with the distribution method that lines its pockets by exposing upcoming, newly-signed artists. Mixtape CD's are nothing new, but this is a sad development in copyright-frenzy scaremongering.

(I was pointed to this article by boingboing.net)

Seventeen people were detained, and DJ Drama and DJ Cannon were arrested. The news report refers repeatedly to "illegal CDs" -- gesturing towards what are clearly Gangsta Grillz mixtapes. She claims they'll be held as evidence, "and then eventually, they'll be destroyed."

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