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Lyric Sites In Trouble With The MPA
Joe the Lesser writes "Apparently the Music Publishers Association is cracking down on sites, like LyricFind, that display song lyrics without permission. 'Just because there is no central licensing body it doesn't make it right to take lyrics and publish them without permission.' says Sarah Faulder of the MPA."
Am I still allowed to sing (off key) to a song in the shower, without owning the original cd ?
la lala lala LA !, la la lala Luh !..
Siggy Say, Siggy Do
Why stop at banning reproduction of song lyrics?
What we really need to do is clamp down on people who actually _sing_ those songs, out loud, without paying a royalty. And I'm not talking just street musicians -- what about those immoral folks who sing in the shower? And the even more wicked ones -- since they try to conceal their crimes -- yes, people who hum along in their heads.
Let's face it. It's wrong. The original artist (via the record company) has complete control over how the music is to be experienced. Any performance not sanctioned by them is clearly illegal. And worse, all those folks who heard you sing would otherwise have bought the CD, so you're losing sales -- stealing from the artist.
Not only that, but someone could record you singing the song, even if the original CD was copy protected, which would clearly be a breach of the DMCA.
I know theft when I see it.
The author of this post asserts his moral rights.
Even if there sole purpose is to stop the muppet next to you with a walkman singing "Whats a glove got to do with it"
Anyone quoted by a reporter knows how little they understand
Don't believe what you read is the truth.
Somebody had to stop this form of intellectual theft - the music business has done everything within their power to prevent the derisory practice of unlicensed shower performances - nonsense rhymes by artists with poor articulation etc. Clearly something had to be done or risk the entire population embarking on a karaoke binge.
"We feel it is only fair to compensate our members for the loss of earnings caused by the illegitimate transcription of unlicensed lyrics"
"dun dun duh-dun dun dun-duh-dun/ping/bip-bip-bip bup-bup-bup bop-bop-bop-bing"
With the lyrics and the melody, a person can imagine what the song sounds like without ever hearing it. Oh the piracy that will ensue and lost revenue from songs imagined.
C'mon people use your imaginations!
-Look lively. LOOK LIVELY!!! --Mr. Shmallow
FoodLuvr writes: According to the GPA (Grocery Partner Association) increased swapping of illegal loosly knit communities of people calling themselves "grandmas" have hurt grocery sales in recent years. "These grandmas," says Richard Head, the president of the GPA, "swap recipes constantly, with no thought given to the impact on either the grocery industry or even the restaurant industry. Just because you enjoy a meal prepared by a grandma, doesn't mean the original source was hers, or that she owns the license to reproduce it. It could be stolen. Something has to be done about this, millions of people all over the world are currently enjoying stolen food." With that said, lawyers for the GPA are submitting cease and decist letters to major geriatric homes and senior citizens centers all across the country.
FLR
Poetry? Let's read an example of modern music and the "poetry" within.
Any law which makes it illegal to copy crap like that is OK by me.
I like how you jump from "lyrics" to "music" without even changing gear. If I tried something like that I think I'd ruin the synchro.
Gee, maybe if the @#)$&@#ing artists would actually publish the damn lyrics in the CDs that I payed for, maybe I wouldn't go looking on the internet for them!
I suppose they will start including lyrics in the "special edition" CDs... or maybe the fact that I cant tell what the hell they are saying makes it Art.
Meh, I give up, I'm listening to techno from now on... DJ Tiesto doesn't sing much
You got it close, but this is better.
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while(majority_population != smart_to_this_crap)
{
rights --;
prices ++;
sales --;
blame_on_piracy ++;
sue_college_students(infinity_times_2_dollars);
I am that much more enlightened and proportionally disillusioned
Sheet music has the dots included with it so you can perform the songs.
...and he grinned, like a fox eating shit out of a wire brush.
Either way you look at it, copyright holders are not getting the $$$ that they are legally entitled to.
That's right! Ever since I found out I could just find the lyrics to music on the internet, I stopped buying CD's entirely! You see, the only reason I bought CD's was so I could find out what song lyrics are. I've never really been interested in hearing the actual "songs". I assume most people feel the same way about this that I do, because otherwise the owners of the music wouldn't be losing any money and we'd both sound like idiots, right? It's a damn good thing someone is doing something about stopping people from having a convient way to find out what people are saying in songs! This "internet" problem has gone on long enough!!
"Question with boldness even the existence of a god." - Thomas Jefferson
Or the people with "lyricosis", the disease which causes sufferers to have difficulty understanding song lyrics: Such as in Jimi Hendrix's song, "Scuze me, while I kiss this guy!"
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Never one to take this kind of nonsense sitting down, I replied immediately.I've been checking my mail but, still, nothing.
-Waldo Jaquith
I think that this was best said by the Talking Heads in their song I Zimbra
"GadJi Beri Bimba Clan Dridi
Lauli Lonni Cadori Gadjam
A Bim Beri Glassalal Glandride
E Glassala Tuffm I ZIMBRA
Bim Blassa Galassasa Zimbrabim
Blassa Galassasa Zimbrabim
A Bim Beri Glassala Grandrid
E Glassala Tuffm I ZIMBRA
GadJi Beri Bimba Clan Dridi
Lauli Lonni Cadori Gadjam
A Bim Beri Glassalal Glandride
E Glassala Tuffm I ZIMBRA"
-- The Talking Heads, "I Zimbra"
42 - So long and thanks for all the fish.
In the news:
RIAA and MPA have filed a joint suit against Microsoft. The suit claims that Microsoft provides a means through their conroversial web browser Internet Explorer, to download song lyrics and then play them back using a Windows feature called 'narrator'. RIAA spokesperson David Nuterballs was quoted: 'Not since Napster, have we seen such blatant use of technology to steal from our artists'. The suit, rumored to be in the trillions, pretrial will begin in July.
Can't wait to hear their cover of "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain".
That's because Narrator can dictate the lyrics better than some artists can sing ;)
Maybe I can finally understand some of the words that are sung that get mangled or purposely obfuscated.