http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9761 p2pnet.net - reader powered Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:41:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9761/comment-page-1#comment-118888 Reader's Write Sat, 02 Sep 2006 23:22:51 +0000 #comment-118888 Public venues are still hamstrung by ASCAP/BMI idiots that seek outrageous licensing on the basis that a performer just might . . . might . . . infringe on someone else's performance rights. P2P distribution of concerts does a nice job of pre-screening any rights issues. The day is probably here, somewhere in the world, where savvy venues are beginning to use P2P to bring in exciting groups and concerts for their customers, and confidently operating outside of the idiots from so-called licensing operations like ASCAP/BMI. I expect to see P2P networks flourishing, even exploding, as musicians and artists discover the power of this medium to attract fans. Public venues are still hamstrung by ASCAP/BMI idiots that seek outrageous licensing on the basis that a performer just might . . . might . . . infringe on someone else’s performance rights. P2P distribution of concerts does a nice job of pre-screening any rights issues. The day is probably here, somewhere in the world, where savvy venues are beginning to use P2P to bring in exciting groups and concerts for their customers, and confidently operating outside of the idiots from so-called licensing operations like ASCAP/BMI. I expect to see P2P networks flourishing, even exploding, as musicians and artists discover the power of this medium to attract fans.

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