Re: [rumori] more WSJ on copyright


From: { brad brace } (bbraceATeskimo.com)
Date: Fri Jul 28 2000 - 20:04:42 PDT


On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, The Evolution Control Committee wrote:

> At 09:03 PM 7/27/00 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Not quite ;) Primarily it means that soon there won't be any big
> >corporate music publishers/marketers (who purchase the artists' music and
> >rights -- for a song ?); distribution, creative-control and profit may
> >actually return to the creatives.
>
> I really do hope this is true, but we often forget the reason that
> labels exist in the first place: It's HARD WORK to actually go out and sell
> your music, or to set up a tour, or to compile a list of radio stations to
> send your music to....

With all due respect, _that rationale seems part-and-parcel of the
big-music-biz swindle. These sharks will be muzzled: Napster helps. The
Net is your friend.

Why not have rotating, self-directed online 'Labels?'
Each contributor might suggest a new artist for the next
release/compilation, instead of a static product.

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