On Dec 16, 2005, at 12:13 PM, Steve McIver wrote:
Doesn't BMI of a similar org. do the same thing here in the good ole USA?
Seems as though they get money from clubs who have juke boxes as well.Not
real sure how it works but it seems as though if the club uses live acts or
juke boxes to entertain for profit they owe.
Steve
Yeah, I can dig it Steve. I keep trying NOT to post, but you guys
keep dragging me back. :)
What about when they owe ME? Let's say some (possibly trumped-up)
agency wants to charge me to play or hear music. Isn't the premise
based on 'IF I listen to it or play it, I must like it, therefore I
must pay'? This is sort of like: 'I like diamonds so I have to pay',
or 'I like drugs, so I have to pay'.
What about crap I DON't like. Who pays ME? example: I call motor
vehicles. They put me on hold. While I'm on hold, I have to listen
to Johnny Mathis singing Christmas carols. So, maybe I don't like
Mathis (actually I do). So maybe, I don't believe in Christmas
(actually I do). So maybe I don't like carols. So maybe I'm an atheist.
MY position is that I have these several senses (forgot how many).
Any time some one 'assaults MY senses, AND I'm not enthused about
it, shouldn't THEY have to pay ME? Example: I'm in an elevator.
Muzak is playing Kenny Roger's 'The Gambler'. I don't like Rogers.
I don't gamble. I don't like to listen to cowboy music. I am NOT
enjoying the trip. MY senses (hearing) are being assaulted. Someone should pay.
I'm walking along the beach. Some 63 year old babe is wearing a
bikini. Problem IS, SHE looks like 20 miles of bad road in it. Why
do I need to see this? I happen to be 63 but am in shape. OR, why
do I have to look at some portly bald guy who walks like a waddling
duck while wearing a 'marble-bag' bathing suit. Arrrrrgh,
disgusting. They should pay me for assault on my sight.
I have cable TV. It is mostly crap. Most of the programming is not
my cup of tea. Yet, stupid earthling that I am, I am actually
paying these clowns to #1..send me s**t, #2..allowing me the
privilege of PAYING
for it, #3..sending it in a foreign language, #4..dunning me with 5
minutes of commercials for every 5 minutes of (supposed)
entertainment. And many many more aspects. Ahhhh, America, ya gotta love it.
I have gone on record as saying that a copyright should only last
so long. If you can't 'make it' in 16 years, tough. After it
expires, that's IT. If a song writer doesn't want to go along with
that, don't write your tunes. If you're so good at it, and people
play your stuff for 16 years, you will STILL become very rich. And
if you stink, then we shouldn't have to put up with your
aggravation for more than 16 years. Carrying this stuff on for
generation after generation is stupid. I don't feel an obligation
to have to feed your children (and grand children) too just because
you wrote a couple decent tunes.
Your home on Malibu should be enough. These people get filthy rich
off of people who barely get by on the national wage average. Hell,
a lot are even on relief and living in trailers.
smokey-joe
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