I quote Scott....." The RIAA , the music companys followed closely by movie studios should die slow torturous deaths" What a love / hate relationship that is. To play all that beautiful music over sutch wonderful audio equipment. What an axe to grind. Now he & a few others here have to stoop to childish name calling. I thought better of him. Perhaps I,m wrong. You talk of legal ownership rights. But in copyrights its another matter. You can play your little CD all you want plus get one copy only if th ...
OK, I'll bite.
Name calling..... Is wishing them a slow tortuous death name calling? I think not. It's just wishful thinking.
The RIAA is nothing more than a group of lawyers and accountants employed by the big three music companies who are used as their their propaganda machine, lobbists to the legislature and then act as enforcers to protect at all costs the 'industries' profits. BIG note here, the word 'industry' does NOT mean 'artists'.
As for the movie studio's, the MPAA is about to become the next RIAA. Again, the MPAA represents the studio's NOT the artists.
But in copyrights its another matter. You can play your little CD all you want plus get one copy only if the recording Industry gives you permission.
...ummm, isn't that what I'm doing by buying CDR-M's? Aren't I being given permission by the RIAA to copy a CD by paying ANOTHER royalty for copying a CD I already own? It's not like I'm burning dozens of copies and selling them at the local flea market.
If you've ever bothered to read what I write either in columns or posts you'll find that I am absolutely pro-artist. I am always trying to get the local guys to go to concerts. I buy (literally) tons of music in support of my favorite artists. I wholely support my favorite artists by going to their concerts, buying their music and DVD's.
I've stated several times in articles that the best way to support your favorite artists is to go to their concerts. Thats (more often than not) where they make the majority of their money. The royalties from ablum sales don't nearly bring in what they make on the road from concerts and ancillary merchandise sales. My wife and I usually go to about 12 (or sometimes more) shows per year and we usually buy stuff (T shirts, hand bills, etc). I buy on average 5-6 discs per month. Thats how I support my favorite artists. And believe me, it's about the artist, not the music (or movie) company.
Why?...... Simple economics. If we don't buy an artists stuff, they go broke and stop making music. Now, if you didn't get paid at work would you stick around?............ Didn't think so. Same goes for the artist. But, since I have already paid once for a piece of music, why should I have to pay over and over again for that same piece I already paid for? Hence the CDR-M.
As for the love/hate relationship with the music companies.....you bet. The music companies have single-handedly destroyed the music industry as we know it. Music is now all about who can make the studio the most money the fastest. It's no longer about artistry and talent, it's all about the almighty dollar. Indies are the minions of the industry paying radio stations to play the latest 'pop stars' newest supposed 'hit'. Is that a bad thing? To the true music lover, yes it is. Thats why we (as a group of audiophiles) are complaining about poor sound quality and fewer quality artists. (that was a sweeping statement that doesn't hold true for the smaller labels like Fantasy Jazz, Blue Note, Telarc and the like)
But hey, wanna be a star? Got no talent? All you need is a few million bucks to pay for play and an Indie can get you all the spin time you want.
So in the end, your arguement really doesn't hold any weight on any level with me. As I said in a previous post, you're just looking to stir things up cuz you're bored and derive some twisted pleasure from it.
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