Congratulations?
We just delivered this to @amazon HQ in honor of a 3 year overdue invoice. Can we please get this mess fixed? --ruaok http://t.co/K6OJWis3NK
— MusicBrainz (@MusicBrainz) December 3, 2013
We first spotted the story over at BoingBoing, which reports that "MetaBrainz is a charity that oversees MusicBrainz, a free/open music metadata service" that acts as a free encyclopedia of music of all genres.
Apparently, three years ago Amazon.com hired MusicBrainz for a project of some kind. Details are scant – Yahoo News has reached out for comment – and everything we know about the outstanding bill comes from the cake's frosting. Whether due to a technical snafu or a disagreement over the amount, invoice #144 never got paid.
So, rather then send an angry letter, MusicBrainz is killing 'em with kindness. If their tactic works, who knows? Maybe bill collectors will cease with the phone calls and deliver baked goods instead. A delinquent notice from the IRS would be much more pleasant if you could eat it.
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