Discs Continued from Page 25. November and currently sells used CDs in 300 of its 339 stores. Jesse said he is just fullfilling customer need. "Someone wrote we're biting the hand that feeds us the hand that feeds us is the hand that reaches in its pocket and takes out $10," Jesse said. In response to the labels' actions, Wherehouse has filed a lawsuit against CEMA, Sony Music, UNI and WEA in the Central District of California. The suit claims the labels "conspired to unreasonably restrain trade and commerce in used CDs" and "discriminate in the granting of advertising or promotional allow ances," which threatens to "elimi nate and restrict competition among retailers." "We can't stand by and let them You are invited to . St. Taut 's United . Methodist 4.k . 7.0r Church - 3 4' ozf , .:t 250 East College Avenue 237-2163 Worship Services: O Sunday: 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. O Sunday School (all ages): 9:15 a.m. O Methodist College Fellowship every Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Wesley Student Center (adjacent to Church). Show your pride! Look for our promotional tables at the HUB Penn State Bookstore on Campus and Residence Hall Dining Areas punish us ... we can't bury the law," Jesse said. "Every used CD was a new CD once. When a used CD is sold, the CD was already compen sated . . . If anyone can be accused of being greedy, it's the record companies." Jesse is not the only one who feels this way. Over 100 small indepen dent store owners have formed the New Jersey-based Independent Retailers Music Association. The L.A. Times reported in its June 29 issue that the group was cutting back on pre-orders and any promotion of new artists affiliated with Sony, CEMA, MCA and WEA. The group's goal is to recruit half of the nation's 4,000 indendent record stores as members. Jesse said IRMA has filed a class action suit against the four dis tributors as well. Independent record labels are also Don' Join the Penn State Alumni Association. Student Memberships now available. Only $15.00 Free t-shirt, invitation to special events, networking opportunities, lots of benefits. hide! IliCtlPenn State Alumni Association "Every used CD was a new CD once. When a used CD is sold, the CD was already compensated ... If anyone can be accused of being greedy, it's the record companies." Bruce Jesse vice president of marketing, Wherehouse Entertainment joining the fight for used CDs. Cruz Records, a subsidiary of the leg endary SST Records, has recently started a grass-roots movement, the "Getting Even Co-op Advertise ment Campaign." The campaign gives co-op advertising funds on specific titles to retailers regardless of whether they sell used CDs. In September, Grass Records will release the Buy This Used CD compiliation featuring Sebadoh, Truman's Water and Uncle Tupelo. The CD will be priced at $5.98 retail and be available to record retailers on a "buy-three-get-one-free" basis. This allows stores to sell it in either the used or new racks. Gerard Cosloy, founder of Mat ador Records, said indie labels have always supported record stores selling used CDs. "I'm not dumb enough to think I can stop someone from selling used CDs," Cosloy said. "I like used CDs," he said, adding that much of what BACK TO SCHOOL Ladie's Leather 1 988 Fitness Shoe Reg. $45.00 TURNTEC Leather $34 88 Court Men's Reg. $55.00 SAUCONY JAll 2000 Men's s,a 9 88 and Ladle's Running I° Reg. $60.00 NIKE AIR Women's $4 988 Cross Trainer Reg. $65.00 #1 for 16 years in Intramural Sports $1 788 Cleats Starting at I The THIS is where you go! • • OPEN NIGHTS he's learned about music is a result of used CDs. Despite the support of indie labels and small chain stores, Nina Klein, manager of National Record Mart, 226 E. College Ave., said the store has considered going into the used-CD business but decided to comply with the major labels' wishes. The store does sell used "no-risk" discs with label approval, but Klein said the labels' sanctions would hurt. "We use a lot of co-op advertis ing," Klein said. "That was an issue." While used CDs may be a riskier business for larger chain stores such as National Record Mart and Wherehouse, most doubt the major distributors WEA, Sony and MCA declined to comment for this arti cle, and Thorn EMI could not be reached could prevent stores from selling used CDs. 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