Comments on: Big Music vs the Red Cross http://www.p2pnet.net/story/3366 p2pnet.net - reader powered Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:56:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/3366/comment-page-1#comment-8006 Reader's Write Sat, 25 Dec 2004 05:46:31 +0000 #comment-8006 The suits are in it for the money. They don't care who, or what they trample over to get it. These are people that, by definition of their jobs, are bloodsuckers. They are talentless and manipulative, searching and expecting the mighty dollar in return for sitting at their solid oak desks, making deals on the telephone. The 'moneymakers' are the bands, the singers, the song writers. These are the 'talent'. Unfortunately, the 'suits' exploit them right from the get-go. "Sign here, sir"....."You don't need a lawyer, silly!" "Just sign here!" (Or we'll cut off your fingers and you'll never play guitar again). "Thank you very much, sir! You now are under contract. Once your percentage of your profit has paid for the studio/producer/distribution (etc etc), then you can expect to get a cheque in the mail." "When will I get this money?" "What year is it now? HAHAHA!.....pass me my calculator." The man in the suit suddenly sprouts horns where his ears used to be, and, with his words, you can feel his breath becoming hotter. "Okay...at five percent to you, you'll have paid us back after 47 million albums." "And then I'll get a cheque?" Asks the musician. "Unless of course you want a display at HMV, and radio airplay. To offset our costs of signing you, we need to charge you upfront for these 'perks'." "Will I ever get a cheque?" The suit smiles, puffs from his cigar, and dreams about the lakeside mansion he's going to buy tomorrow. The Lounge The suits are in it for the money. They don’t care who, or what they trample over to get it.
These are people that, by definition of their jobs, are bloodsuckers.
They are talentless and manipulative, searching and expecting the mighty dollar in return for sitting at their solid oak desks, making deals on the telephone.
The ‘moneymakers’ are the bands, the singers, the song writers. These are the ‘talent’. Unfortunately, the ’suits’ exploit them right from the get-go.
“Sign here, sir”…..”You don’t need a lawyer, silly!” “Just sign here!” (Or we’ll cut off your fingers and you’ll never play guitar again).
“Thank you very much, sir! You now are under contract. Once your percentage of your profit has paid for the studio/producer/distribution (etc etc), then you can expect to get a cheque in the mail.”
“When will I get this money?”
“What year is it now? HAHAHA!…..pass me my calculator.”
The man in the suit suddenly sprouts horns where his ears used to be, and, with his words, you can feel his breath becoming hotter.
“Okay…at five percent to you, you’ll have paid us back after 47 million albums.”
“And then I’ll get a cheque?” Asks the musician.
“Unless of course you want a display at HMV, and radio airplay. To offset our costs of signing you, we need to charge you upfront for these ‘perks’.”
“Will I ever get a cheque?”
The suit smiles, puffs from his cigar, and dreams about the lakeside mansion he’s going to buy tomorrow.

The Lounge

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/3366/comment-page-1#comment-7968 Reader's Write Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:58:43 +0000 #comment-7968 “It would be incredibly disappointing if we had to sue them." "incredibly" “It would be incredibly disappointing if we had to sue them.”

“incredibly”

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/3366/comment-page-1#comment-7951 Reader's Write Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:28:49 +0000 #comment-7951 jesus wept what is wrong with these assholes they should be strung up for something like this jesus wept what is wrong with these assholes they should be strung up for something like this

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