Comments on: Pan-European copyright system? http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5495 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5495/comment-page-1#comment-16537 Reader's Write Sat, 09 Jul 2005 21:33:32 +0000 #comment-16537 I fully expect it will be the situation where the "Lions share" will go to the music publishers and record labels, the same non-creative intermediaries that have controlled the music and recording industry so far. In the past when there was a promotional aspect that was relevant the percentages might have made sense, but given that the technology has reduced the value-add of the middle-man it is about time we also reduced the revenue-subtract of these largely unnecessary middle-men. I wrote about the monopoly issues in Canadian New Media last week: http://www.flora.ca/cnm20050708.shtml "The Canadian Independent Recording Artists' Association (CIRAA) reports that less than 5% of Canadian musicians are signed to labels. While most of those musicians who do have recording contracts are not with the major labels represented by CRIA, CRIA reports that they represent over 95% of the Canadian recorded music market. This is a clear indication of a non-competitive market in need of correction." I fully expect it will be the situation where the “Lions share” will go to the music publishers and record labels, the same non-creative intermediaries that have controlled the music and recording industry so far. In the past when there was a promotional aspect that was relevant the percentages might have made sense, but given that the technology has reduced the value-add of the middle-man it is about time we also reduced the revenue-subtract of these largely unnecessary middle-men.

I wrote about the monopoly issues in Canadian New Media last week:
http://www.flora.ca/cnm20050708.shtml

“The Canadian Independent Recording Artists’ Association (CIRAA) reports that less than 5% of Canadian musicians are signed to labels. While most of those musicians who do have recording contracts are not with the major labels represented by CRIA, CRIA reports that they represent over 95% of the Canadian recorded music market. This is a clear indication of a non-competitive market in need of correction.”

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5495/comment-page-1#comment-16495 Reader's Write Fri, 08 Jul 2005 21:56:42 +0000 #comment-16495 "It offers a model whereby Europe’s creative community will get the lion’s share in revenues achieved online."' I just hope that the above is not deceptive. Actually my expectation is that by the time the system is in place the creatirs will get almost nothing and the middlemen (publishers/record companies) will be declared to be the "creative community" and will get the lion's share as a result of leonine contracts that appear to be pussy cats when signed. Rafael Venegas http://www.gvenegas.com “It offers a model whereby Europe’s creative community will get the lion’s share in revenues achieved online.”‘

I just hope that the above is not deceptive. Actually my expectation is that by the time the system is in place the creatirs will get almost nothing and the middlemen (publishers/record companies) will be declared to be the “creative community” and will get the lion’s share as a result of leonine contracts that appear to be pussy cats when signed.

Rafael Venegas
http://www.gvenegas.com

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