Comments on: Musicians sue Universal Music

By: CONRAD

CONRAD — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:32:35 +0000

Well these PERFORMER’S want too think of the PROCESSES involved in MARKETING & MANUFACTURING what MIGHT or MIGHT NOT BE their ENSEMBLE’S!
Well i know for a GUARANTEED FACT that there are not many THESPIANS whom PRESENT APPLICATION’S & PROFIT by them which are not doing it ILLEGALLY, because I OWN the MUSIC & MOVIE INDUSTRY & the PATENT’S which governs over them & all these THESPIANS have never got RELEASE from me!
Yes i made an AGREEMENT with NEGRO too OPERATE MOTOWN year’s gone bye, & me owning MOTOWN would make it LEGAL for them too PRODUCE & PROFIT! I OWN many thing’s but some CHARACTER’S think they can RIP ME OFF! SADLY they are WRONG!
Yours THE BABY BLUE EYES has SINATRA once told you!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:50:31 +0000

“To a degree this is the fault of the artists and songwriters themselves”

Rafael I think you are right.
I think being walked all over – or at least not rocking the boat – (”too scared to claim anything”) is a personality trait that goes hand-in-hand with the skill sets most artists have, generally speaking.
Artists – is that true?

By: Rafael Venegas

Rafael Venegas — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:43:11 +0000

THE PROBLEM: NO ONE AUDITS THE COOKED BOOKS

There is an underlying fact that prevents the proper accounting for bothe artists and songwriters: There is no rganization that audits the books of record companies and the so called but ficticious music publishers , watching out for the interests of artists and songwriters. Shamefully for legislators, no law requires such an auditing organization to exist.

To a degree this is the fault of the artists and songwriters themselves. The very successful stars are happy with their fat checks and do not want to shake things to help their less (moneywise) succesful peers. And the less succesful artists and songwriters are too scared to claim anything and continue to give away what they produce in exchange for nothing.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:18:58 +0000

Yes. It is time to do it before Universal go out of business.