10.5.11
meanwhile, back in der Bunker
what
the
fuck?
*
my second reaction is
"must read story now".
twice.
"must read story now".
twice.
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| BMI the airline |
my third reaction is to go:
what
the
fuck?
again.
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| BMI clearly NOT a rights management company |
and my fourth, of course,
is to post it here:
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| BMI also clearly NOT a rights management company |
BMI Says A Single Person Listening To His Own Music Via The Cloud Is A Public Performance
from the looking-to-the-sky-and-seeing-unlicensed-clouds dept
There's no time like late on a Friday to send out disturbing missives. Companies who need to let staff go often find it easier to let the week "play out" before handing out the pink slips. Congressmen who need to shove through some questionable legislation often wait until the papers have gone to bed, or at least a majority of the voting citizens.Martin Berenson, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for BMI has decided there's no time like Friday evening to kick out an editorial about streaming music via the "cloud."
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| BMI remember the name! |
can you beat that with a stick?
more fun than watching a mammoth drown in the La Brea tar pits,
back in the day, kids!
seriously though, these people
walk among us.
the truth is out there.
spread the word.
*
1.5.11
TicketBastard
if you love music, the chances are
that this monopoly has had an impact
on your life, primarily by picking
your pocket.
but are they the WORST company
in America?
Ticket Master:
Thief Extraordinaire
Robs People Blind
When all is said and done,
your $60 Barenaked Ladies ticket
is now $90.
That’s right, $30 in service fees.
over at The Consumerist,
they're having their annual competition
to find the worst company in America.
In Round One of WCIA 2011,
Ticketmaster slaughtered PayPal,
with nearly 80% of the vote.
Could the fee fiend be gunning
for a second year in the Worst Company
championship death match?
Ticketmaster slaughtered PayPal,
with nearly 80% of the vote.
Could the fee fiend be gunning
for a second year in the Worst Company
championship death match?
Meanwhile Sony showed renewed
strength in its victory over Dell.
Does the underdog have what it takes
to pull off an upset of this magnitude,
or is Sony just more fodder for
the Ticketmaster mill?
strength in its victory over Dell.
Does the underdog have what it takes
to pull off an upset of this magnitude,
or is Sony just more fodder for
the Ticketmaster mill?
Is TicketMaster the worst company
in America?
Find out more at The Consumerist!
18.4.11
the Top 10 Music Tours of 2010!
well here's another interesting way
of looking at music...
looks like there's still a dollar
or two to be made in the music biz.
in the interest of complete disclosure,
i should probably say i only know
who 8 of these are...
and there's only one i might have paid
serious $$$ to see
you go, Ms. Gaga!
you can find a whole lotta fascinating cultural information like this at
Good Culture
.
18.3.11
The Music Industry Loves Artists
"Look, my band - or GNR Inc - has had to do six audits of Geffen over the years because you know you sold this many records and they tell you you've only sold this many.
Why don't you just pay us for the f**king records?
Well, that's not how it works. They make it cost-prohibitive to sue.
The first time I became aware of it was 1994. There was a discrepancy of four million f**king records.
They were like "You can sue us, but it will cost you five million dollars and you might get half of that, so why don't we just settle for a quarter?" That's the way business is done. And we're on our sixth audit. That didn't just happen once.
Duff McKagan
bass player, Guns N' Roses
interview with Ben Rayner, Toronto Daily Star, 18/03/11
and the beat goes on.
.
17.3.11
What Will Happen to Your Intellectual Property When You Die?
... an important question.
and one worthy of an answer.
here's one suggestion:
click me!
.
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