I can't even begin to count the ways that this is disturbing

Written by Casper
Published May 29, 2004

Blackground records has managed to convince a judge that the singer Aaliyah was an asset of the company, rather than an employee. So now musicians aren't even human, they're an object? Does this mean that said assets could be bought and sold?

I've always suspected that a number of label execs viewed their talent as sub-human; now here's some confirmation.

Thanks to Simon for the tip.

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I can't even begin to count the ways that this is disturbing
Published: May 29, 2004
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