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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
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 Posted - 10/03/2007 : 04:21:10
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I firmly believe that the big record companies and big broadcasters, who must be in collusion, have an interest in formulaic music, and seek to actively ignore the music of the talented and artistic.
They can't sell records because their contempt for the public has produced a catalogue with no life span. Jazz record collections tend toward vast and complete, yet record companies were closing back catalogues and dismissing artists, especially instrumentalists.
What's that Fight Club song, what was the song in Stranger Than Fiction, what's the Itunes commercial? Don't give that dog a bone Sony.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2007 : 04:58:06
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Yeah it's a shame the record companies really think this is going to work. It's a waste of everyone's time and money.
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mr.biscuitdoughhead
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1729 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2007 : 13:29:11
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don't diss Opeth, homers.
 "How do you like that, Sir Harold?
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 10/03/2007 : 15:59:16
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Neil Young deliberately recorded a couple of crap records because he couldn't get out of a recording contract during the eighties. I think they might be Old Ways and Landing On Water.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2007 : 05:29:18
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That was the same for G&R during their entire career.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 05:56:53
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quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Yeah it's a shame the record companies really think this is going to work. It's a waste of everyone's time and money.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
Well in this case, it will end up being a waste of her time and most definitely her money. I guess she shouldn't have pushed her luck. Hindsight eh?
"Music fan fined £109,000 for file sharing
American woman hit with fine after sharing MP3s online
50 minutes ago
An American woman has been fined £109,000 for making 1,702 music files available to share online from her home computer.
Jammie Thomas, 32, from Minnesota, had contested the charges, which led to the large fine being accumulated. Normally law-suits against file sharers end with a fine of a few thousand pounds.
It is likely that the fine, which will be distributed among various record companies, will mean that around a quarter of Thomas' income for the rest of her life will go towards paying it off.
Richard Gabriel, the prosecuting lawyer, said, "This does send a message, I hope, that downloading and distributing our recordings is not OK."
Around 26,000 illegal downloaders and file-sharers have been sued by record companies worldwide so far."
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
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Posted - 10/05/2007 : 06:00:30
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"our recordings"
wankers!
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 10/05/2007 : 06:19:00
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Steak n Sabre
* Dog in the Sand *
Uzbekistan
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Posted - 10/05/2007 : 06:19:01
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So basically, the 6 record labels spent massive amounts for legal fees, in order to recieve a judgement awarding them around $9,500 each. What a deal....
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2007 : 02:42:41
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Yup. Like I said, a waste of everyone's time and money.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 10/06/2007 : 09:24:05
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quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
That was the same for G&R during their entire career.
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 10/07/2007 : 03:39:46
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Yup. Like I said, a waste of everyone's time and money.
What are you talking about? Lawyers got richer, and that's the whole point of the Western legal system, isn't it?
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2007 : 03:43:15
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OK, perhaps not their time and money smart arse. You know what I meant.
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2007 : 05:11:30
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Yeah, and despite my usual flippant tone, I really do think lawsuits like that are often for the benefit of the lawyers and no one else. Sort of like the suits against tobacco companies.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
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Record Companies Sue for Mediocrity
