Comments on: Paris TACD conference http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9217 p2pnet.net offers not-your-lamescream news on movies music digital media P2P peer-to-peer TV television file sharing freedom of speech open source product news Wifi mobiles company Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9217#comment-60509 Reader's Write Sat, 08 Jul 2006 13:31:24 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9217#comment-60509 A very good, informative, report. Thanks to Neil Leyton. I wish I had been able to go to Paris to add a couple of other ideas to the mix. A very good, informative, report. Thanks to Neil Leyton. I wish I had been able to go to Paris to add a couple of other ideas to the mix.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9217#comment-55166 Reader's Write Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:28:52 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9217#comment-55166 Excellent post Neil. Canada is lucky to have you. Excellent post Neil. Canada is lucky to have you.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9217#comment-55155 Reader's Write Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9217#comment-55155 This is a great, myth busting article. Some comments: 3) Should songwriters and performers be protected from unfair contracts by publishers and producers? More can be done to orient the victim songwriters (who gave away rights to their songs in exchange for nothing guaranteed and to publishers that do not perform at all) as to how they can unilaterally rescind contracts that are frauduent, misleading and poorly performed by the publishers. Coordinated rescision of many songwriters at the same time will surely work much better than individual efforts because publishers have the "racket" lawyers who do the dity work. 4) Can collection societies be transformed? Not the ones that operate here in Puerto Rico. These do not even give a copy of the licensed repertoire to radio stations. Stores are coerced to pay for the performance of music played over the radio when in fact the store has no idea which music will be played on the radio. Then all the money goes to the publishers that control the collectives. Then no one knows anything about the accounting or who was paid what money. The the alleged sampling and statistical mathods are a mockery of the science of statistics. No chance of reform. Only songwriter-composer/artist owned and run publishers and colletives could be trusted. Rafael Venegas http://www.gvenegas.com This is a great, myth busting article.

Some comments:

3) Should songwriters and performers be protected from unfair contracts by publishers and producers?

More can be done to orient the victim songwriters (who gave away rights to their songs in exchange for nothing guaranteed and to publishers that do not perform at all) as to how they can unilaterally rescind contracts that are frauduent, misleading and poorly performed by the publishers. Coordinated rescision of many songwriters at the same time will surely work much better than individual efforts because publishers have the “racket” lawyers who do the dity work.

4) Can collection societies be transformed?

Not the ones that operate here in Puerto Rico. These do not even give a copy of the licensed repertoire to radio stations. Stores are coerced to pay for the performance of music played over the radio when in fact the store has no idea which music will be played on the radio. Then all the money goes to the publishers that control the collectives. Then no one knows anything about the accounting or who was paid what money. The the alleged sampling and statistical mathods are a mockery of the science of statistics. No chance of reform.

Only songwriter-composer/artist owned and run publishers and colletives could be trusted.

Rafael Venegas
http://www.gvenegas.com

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