Quote Originally Posted by DrewDavid
... I'm not sure I would consider UR to be a 'politically active' group per se
true. i've spent time with mike in the past, had dinner with him, talked to him about what he does. he's certainly political but not in the stereotypical sense. i would call him more active (in a behind-the-scenes style) than i would political. the things he does for kids in detroit that most people don't even know about are far more significant to me than making sweeping statements about the state of the music industry.

when earlier this year UR gave a whole bunch of music to a video game that would primarily be played on SONY hardware, well...

but i don't blame them either. it's hard to keep an enterprise like UR going. i wouldn't be surprised if the balance sheet were a little topheavy these days. what's unfortunate is when you make a huge production out of shaming someone like sony music only to basically help them out a few years later. apparently this time the check was big enough. the unfortunate part is not doing the deal; i'm not speaking idealistically. what's unfortuante is being forced to step on your own toes.

anyway... endless respect for the music. but if you look at it this way - almost literally - it makes more sense: UR = PE