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Comments on: Musician sees irony in industry 'takedown' letter

Musician Dave Allen says he mistakenly posted an unauthorized music file to his blog but removed it after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from IFPI.

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by Slooze May 8, 2008 11:46 PM PDT
"Allen, a founding member of the post-punk British band, best known for the hit song I Love a Man in Uniform, said he believed that whomever sent him an unreleased copy...."

That should be "whoever," not "whomever."

The rampant net-epidemic of misusing "whomever" is getting on my nerves. Sorry.
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by Slooze May 8, 2008 11:46 PM PDT
"Allen, a founding member of the post-punk British band, best known for the hit song I Love a Man in Uniform, said he believed that whomever sent him an unreleased copy...."

That should be "whoever," not "whomever."

The rampant net-epidemic of misusing "whomever" is getting on my nerves. Sorry.
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by tmilewski May 9, 2008 8:29 AM PDT
Guitarist Brendan Walter of Valencia was one of the first 32 people sued by the RIAA

http://myspace.com/valencia
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by benjaminstraight July 16, 2008 4:25 PM PDT
What a story. Everyone is on the hit list.
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