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# Koch’s Rejects “Cold Embrace” of “MajorSpace”
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/kochs-rejects-c/
- Published: 2008-09-26T07:25:00.000Z
- Updated: 2008-09-26T07:25:00.000Z
- Description: Koch Records has joined Merlin and A2IM in rejecting the deal offered independent labels by MySpace Music. "KOCH Records, as the #1 Independent label in the U.S. for the last. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/09/kochs-rejects-c.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Indie Music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

Koch Records has joined Merlin and A2IM in rejecting the deal offered independent labels by MySpace Music.

[![Kochent](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/09/26/kochent.jpg "Kochent")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/26/kochent.jpg)

  
"KOCH Records, as the #1 Independent label in the U.S. for the last 7 years, was disappointed to see **MySpace’s ‘smoke and mirrors**‘ announcement regarding its new music service. Essentially it has announced a deal with the majors and has in effect become **MajorSpace**."  
  
"It is unconscionable that it would give equity positions to the majors and treat the independent community as…

> second class citizens after having built its service on our backs, as  
> its CEO has acknowledged. It makes no sense at all the that **the Majors**  
> **will benefit from the utilization of our content** without our  
> participation as well. To be clear, our issue is not with the Majors  
> having equity but with MySpace believing that we would accept this  
> without similar terms. **MySpace continually states that it is embracing**  
> **the independents. It’s a pretty listless and cold embrace**."

[**Read why The Orchard took the MySpace deal.**](https://www.hypebot.com/the-orchards-gr/)