CeRd.; Who Actually Made Money Off The Parental Advisory Sticker?
In 1990 a sticker went on rap records "to protect children." It never sold a single provable record, it was never required by any law, and the only conviction it produced landed on a Black record store owner in front of an all-white jury. So who actually made money off it?
This video follows the paper trail: the 1985 Senate hearing, the 2 Live Crew obscenity case in Broward County, Walmart's buying policy, C. DeLores Tucker's campaign against Time Warner, the Interscope buyback, and the trademark the RIAA filed for T-shirts and mugs. Three answers. None of them is an artist.
SOURCES
Billboard, Oct. 13, 1990, p. 1 and p. 87 (Melinda Newman)
Skyywalker Records v. Navarro, 739 F. Supp. 578 (S.D. Fla. 1990)
Luke Records v. Navarro, 960 F.2d 134 (11th Cir. 1992)
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Sept. 19, 1985
U.S. Senate hearing on violent and demeaning imagery in popular music, Feb. 23, 1994
Christenson, P. (1992), Journal of Communication
The New York Times, 1996 (Walmart and CD sales)
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 29, 1995 (Hilburn / Philips)
Time Warner 1995 Annual Report and 1995 quarterly report
USPTO serial no. 86/356,678 (reg. 5,148,196 and 5,448,773)
Statement of Rep. Maxine Waters, Aug. 11, 2023
CLIPS (short excerpts for commentary and criticism)
Ice Cube on The Joe Rogan Experience #2004
The Geraldo Rivera Show, 1990 (Luther Campbell and Sheriff Nick Navarro)
Music licensed via Envato Elements.
This video is commentary and analysis based on public records. Where something cannot be proven, I say so.
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