porcy62 Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) Musicians including Robbie Williams, Annie Lennox, Billy Bragg, Blur's David Rowntree and Radiohead's Ed O'Brien said last night that the public should not be prosecuted for downloading illegal music from the internet. The Featured Artists Coalition, which consists of 140 of Britain's biggest rock and pop stars, said at its inaugural meeting that companies such as MySpace and YouTube should be required to remunerate the artists when they use their music for advertising. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertai...ns-1643217.html Edited March 14, 2009 by porcy62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 That's right. Most of today's musicians and house mixers welcome it, as it publicises their work. I have tons of 73 minute promo mixes of house. The mixers post them on their websites for free download. The money today is in concert and club appearances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 There's no point in fighting it. The genie is out of the bottle. Downloading music is now a reality and musicians have to figure out how to turn it to their advantage. Some have already done so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Who cares what musicians say? The product is own by the poor, misunderstood corporate suits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 In the above case, yep. Radio-friendly unit shifters don't require a "mouthpiece" anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robviti Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 correction: they don't say it isn't a crime, they say it's a crime that shouldn't be prosecuted. rather than argue that "it's too late now to stop illegal downloading," why don't they band together to change the laws. at the very least, why don't they refuse to sign contracts that don't contain provisions for free downloading? i wonder if these musicians would feel the same if they alone laid out the money to record, edit, master, produce, and distribute their music. imo, the argument that music business=bad, everyone else=good is getting a bit old and tired. of course the industry has to face facts and embrace new technologies, but how do you folks feel about the illegal download sites that post mosaic sets that were just released a few months prior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 imo, the argument that music business=bad, everyone else=good is getting a bit old and tired. of course the industry has to face facts and embrace new technologies, but how do you folks feel about the illegal download sites that post mosaic sets that were just released a few months prior? I dunno; where are they? (Yes, it's a joke...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainwrong Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 correction: they don't say it isn't a crime, they say it's a crime that shouldn't be prosecuted. rather than argue that "it's too late now to stop illegal downloading," why don't they band together to change the laws. at the very least, why don't they refuse to sign contracts that don't contain provisions for free downloading? i wonder if these musicians would feel the same if they alone laid out the money to record, edit, master, produce, and distribute their music. imo, the argument that music business=bad, everyone else=good is getting a bit old and tired. of course the industry has to face facts and embrace new technologies, but how do you folks feel about the illegal download sites that post mosaic sets that were just released a few months prior? I agree with what you're saying. I also think it's easy to make a statement that sounds like you're not sweating downloads when you've already made more money from your music than most people would see in their entire life. It's pretty easy to look the other way when you're not riding in a rickety old van that overheats, barely making enough money to make it to the next gig, let alone get something to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I (really) had no idea that Mosaic sets could be torrent downloaded. Never even thought to look. That's really low! Though I don't mind it if the set has gone OOP, and the downloading won't hurt the folks in Stamford, CT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I guess its all out there if you're looking. I'm sure I could find some smack in about twenty minutes this evening if I wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Wow. I could talk smack for a couple of minutes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robviti Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Though I don't mind it if the set has gone OOP, and the downloading won't hurt the folks in Stamford, CT. Exodus 20:15 - You shall not steal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 That's "thou shalt not"; Shrdlu prefers the King James version... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robviti Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 yeah, well i prefer the king curtis version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 yeah, well i prefer the king curtis version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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