From lreyes@rwth-aachen.de Thu Nov 17 16:37:50 1994
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From: lreyes@rwth-aachen.de (Lucia Reyes)
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Subject: [FLAME] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.'
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A contact at a Los Angeles law firm handling Orion's bankruptcy liquidation leaked an internal memo from 1981.

'Mandate: To eliminate the financial volatility and human liabilities inherent in musical talent.'
'Unit-7 will perform exclusively via encrypted broadcast feeds under the protections of the Public Harmony Acts.'

They didn't want a pop star. They wanted an immortal corporate asset that could never sue for royalties, age, or OD in a hotel room.

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Lucia Reyes <lreyes@rwth-aachen.de>
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From dito@pacbell.net Thu Nov 17 22:31:50 1994
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From: dito@pacbell.net (Diego Ito)
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In article <1994Nov17.163750.3717@rwth-aachen.de>, lreyes@rwth-aachen.de (Lucia Reyes) writes:
> A contact at a Los Angeles law firm handling Orion's bankruptcy liquidation leaked an internal memo from 1981.
> 'Mandate: To eliminate the financial volatility and human liabilities inherent in musical talent.'

Neural networks in 1981 couldn't even recognize a picture of a cat, let alone synthesize an entire rock star.

PGP Public key available via finger or upon request.

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Diego Ito | dito@pacbell.net
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