Comments on: ‘Don’t get mad at musicians’

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 28 Nov 2004 01:20:36 +0000

Right on. But don’t forget the papers and radio and tv have a lot to do with this.

Go to http://p2pnet.net/story/3121 if you haven’t seen it already.

Morg

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 27 Nov 2004 22:06:19 +0000

It’s not a question of big vs. little.

If a big-name musician dissents from the more-is-better theory of copyright, good on them.

If a no-name musician wants copyright infringers to be shot at sundown, I’ll “get mad at” them, little artist or not.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 27 Nov 2004 18:28:46 +0000

Ya see. The problem lies with the ‘big name acts’ already getting their daily bread and wanting to keep it. It’s easy money for them. Then there are the no-name acts who are struggling. They know that without the record label behind them then it would be even harder. Despite what everyone says about promoting yourself on the internet. Unless you have some grounding it’s very hard to get a foothold and get noticed.

So yes I do realise that big name artists you can probably get mad at but for the little artists it’s a little unfair. Getting a break is not easy.

The big name artists are hardly likely to bite the hand of their cash cow and the little artists are hardly likely to bit it either because they need the support or they go starving.

Catch 22.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 27 Nov 2004 09:54:07 +0000

The recording industry are gangsters trying to hold onto a cash cow. They are not needed in the same way anymore. There is a new industry growing and they don’t like it. With the internet artists can ditribute there work without these gangsters. Artist ishould stop fighting the change and go with it(hard). I was hoping Canada would be a leader by saying no to these gangsters and let evolution take place.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 27 Nov 2004 05:50:53 +0000

Imagine if all the Singers and songwriters and Bands did this????? The News media would have to begin to report the truth and let the public Know whats been going on !!!! The public would have to realize how rotten these record companies are and what a brutte of vipers these assholes are!!!!!!!!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 27 Nov 2004 05:40:46 +0000

I’m with you!!! If these cowards had any backbone they would join the music fans of the world and Raise Hell against the major labels and put an end to all this suing!!!! Just think about it for a second???? If all Major label acts refuse to provide any more musical content to their Masters then what would the records companies do????? It’s time for all of us to stand up to the Big Boys and finish them off once and for all!!! Either we stand together or we shall surely all hang alone!!!! This is what it took for a bunch AMERICANS to defeat the King and send him packing!!! No offence Jon!!!!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 27 Nov 2004 04:27:59 +0000

When a musician volunteers himself as a patsy for the recording industry, or calls for changes to Copyright like the right to frivolous lawsuits or copyright term extensions, then I think we should all reserve the right to “get mad at musicians”, and call bullshit on the “starving artist” act.

If artists are starving, then all the Copyright in the universe isn’t going to feed them. Plain and simple.

No one is immune from criticism. If the musicians are calling for things that are against MY interests, then damn it, I’ll get mad at them or any one else who I disagree with.

Why should musicians be Teflonâ¢-coated? I think a lot of them are very well informed, and are very conscious of what they are calling for, why, and how. You think Bruce Cockburn is misinformed?