Talk:Bribery

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Does anyone *know* that nutritional supplement companies practice payola? heidimo 06:06, 27 May 2004 (UTC)

I've no idea. I merged the old bribery into payola and put the resulting article here. Mark it "unsubstantiated"? - David Gerard 10:19, May 27, 2004 (UTC)

If nobody can reasonably defend it, I think it should be removed until it can be defended. Let's see if anybody posts about it soon. heidimo 17:12, 27 May 2004 (UTC)

User:Mr-Natural-Health would probably know - David Gerard 18:26, May 27, 2004 (UTC)

I have requested his comments on this matter. heidimo 18:34, 27 May 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Payola

This all seems very U.S.A.-centric. Do we have any info on how these scenarios play out in other countries? I imagine it's much the same but for the sake of accuracy....

The article says, "The name of the company Clear Channel Communications has appeared in a number of reports citing concerns about industry practices." Do we have any sources for this unsubstantiated claim? It doesn't seem to be very NPOV. --Timc 14:12, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Yeah its extremely non NPOV, no reason to ever mention specific stations. (--Anon.)

I have cut the paragraph in controversy:
A number of parties, including the RIAA have made a joint statement regarding current industry practices that have raised concerns about payola. The name of the company Clear Channel Communications has appeared in a number of reports citing concerns about industry practices, including undisclosed compensation for air time. Clear Channel also manages many artists and concert venues, further clouding the issue.

If it goes back into the article, please include citations. Ellsworth 23:54, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Extortion vs. Bribery

"In some cases, the briber holds a powerful role and controls the transaction; in other cases, a bribe may be effectively extracted from the person paying it."

Am I missing some subtle point or is this 'other case' commonly known as extortion? Krymson 12:10, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Payola

Hmm, I guess I'm a little late here, but shouldn't Payola have it's own article? Bribery is a generic topic while Payola was a specific bribery practice and scandal, wasn't it? --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 16:16, July 26, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Bribes

Also a rock n roll band from leeds [1] or [2]

[edit] This doesn't sound right

For example, a motorist may bribe a police officer not to issue a ticket for speeding, a citizen seeking paperwork or utility line connections may bribe a functionary for faster service, a construction company may bribe a civil servant to award a contract, or a narcotics smuggler may bribe a judge to lessen criminal penalties.

...it almost suggests that one may legally do such a thing. It would be better to phrase this in a more hypothetical sense since these examples constitute a form of illegal bribery rather than a moral choice.

Mere Mortal 01:14, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

I changed it. please see Wikipedia:Be bold.Oobyduby (talk) 14:26, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Clean-up

I fixed a broken, restored the music section (which was deleted without comment), and removed the schools sections, which was unsourced and had bribery spelled "briberay". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Iain marcuson (talk • contribs) 20:33:11, August 19, 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Linking search term

"Backhander" to redirect to this entry? (May be just a UK term). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.5.162.99 (talk) 20:38, 11 June 2008 (UTC)