The Recording Industry Association of America has been making headlines with their recent threat to sue anyone engaged in digital piracy. Take a look at this photo:

Can you believe that such a fun-loving guy would be trying to shut down the party? I'll bet he's a huge KISS fan who breaks beer bottles over his head when he really gets going.

Since the RIAA is actively suing people who trade unauthorized MP3s, we're encouraging the download and distribution of our new RIAA parody song:

Click here to download the RIAA Phone Call MP3 Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Click here to download the RIAA Remix by Mavis Beacon
Click here to download the RIAA Remix by Steve Pordon
Click here for the complete lyrics.

Now, the joke doesn't work unless you share this song with everyone you know. So here are some ideas to get you rolling:

  • Share it. If you use a file-sharing program like Grokster or Morpheus, download this song into your shared folder, keeping the filename intact. (It shares better if everyone uses the same filename.) Fire up KaZaA, endure the 40,000 popup ads, and enjoy.
  • E-mail it. Send a copy of the song to three people you know and love. Or Ben Schumin. Whichever's easier.
  • Send it to a rock station. E-mail the song to your favorite local rock station. You can find their address via their cheesy website, which undoubtedly has lots of blinky graphics, and a picture of the wacky morning DJ wearing a Speedo containing a rolled-up tube sock.
  • Send it to a college station. College students should e-mail the song to your college station, which will get the song out to tens and tens of people, sometimes reaching all the way to a neighboring building.
  • Spread it. Lobby your local karaoke bar to add the song to their collection.
  • Perform it. Organize an elementary school play in which the children all rap the song in unison. Invite the parents.
  • Hum it. Buy a kazoo. Go into a public toilet and hum the song incessantly on your kazoo until you have the commodes all to yourself.
  • Sing it. If you have access to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, arrange a choral version of the song, and perform it during an upcoming Sunday service. Serve refreshments.
Next: our prank phone call to the RIAA!