Comments on: The RIAA and the Broadcaster Shakedown

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:52:22 +0000

It is the same that is done to songwriters by publisher, ASCAP, BMI.
If artists listened more to the songwriter plight instead of looking out only for #1, they could avoid their own plight.
This has been going on for songwriter from day 1, when songwriters, stupidly, partnered with publisher, their natural enemy in ASCAP and BMI.

By: NO1UNO

NO1UNO — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:09:56 +0000

The sad thing is, too many people actually BELIEVE the BS that RIAASS spews.
Oh we’re gonna pay the artists!!!!
NOT!
stw

By: Fred Wilhelms

Fred Wilhelms — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:48:27 +0000

Devious,

If you stuck strictly to your own performances of your own compositions, you would not have to register with SoundExchange.

By: devious204

devious204 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:08:07 +0000

what i would like to know is how much ground the riaa sorry cria would have in getting the fee from me if i set up an internet radio station that plays nothing but my own music with no commerical material, samples, etc on it

By: bh

bh — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:29:09 +0000

Not to mention SoundExchange just announced it’s auditing XM and Sirius. I’d link it here but the comment system would eat my comment

Remember the Last.fm audit they announced, what, a year ago? And where did that ever go? Nowhere, or at least nowhere anybody’s saying.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:06:13 +0000

Shameful is also that the artists with money (Madonna, Metalica, U2, etc…) are so confused or blinded by what the labels say and take it to be true, their money can’t be used to help their fellow artists.

Imagine what could happen if these artists would could easily afford to donate did and helped not even those being sued but other artists stand up together, with a team of lawyers, and battle the labels. You could see the artists actually get their deserved share!

The artists could expose the labels for their scams with proof, by providing financial statements, contracts, and mounds of testimony countering the exaggerations and fictional claims of the labels. This could go a long way to helping those who are being shafted, as in the artists and consumers!