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Artist Not Allowed To Stream His Own Music
the_arrow writes "Scottish artist Edwyn Collins wanted to stream one of his own songs on MySpace, but it seems that copyright misunderstandings make him unable to do so. According to the article, 'Management for the former Orange Juice frontman have been unable to convince the website that they own the rights to A Girl Like You, despite the fact that they, er, do.' Collins said, 'I found a nice lawyer guy at Warners, very apologetic, promised to get it sorted, but all these months later it isn't.' His wife added, 'MySpace are not equipped to deal with the notion that anyone other than a major [label] can claim a copyright.'"
There are people who still use MySpace?
Prisencolinensinainciusol. Ol Rait!
Friends don't let friends join MySpace....
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Anonymous Coward,
The phrase "So this isn't a story about MySpace." is a copyright held by the MySpace corporation. We urge you to cease and desist using said phrase for the next 70 years. If you fail to comply with our...request...we will be forced to take legal action. And possibly destroy your feeble world with our battle station.
Best Wishes,
MySpace
Subisidiary of MyGalaxy
Antares, Antares 20010
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He's getting rather old, but he's a good mouse.
"Find someone who understands what you're about, and use their service instead."
Probably Google since they know more about you than any other web entity.
Of course I didn't RTFA, this is Slashdot isn't it? Cheers for reading it for me, that salient fact wasn't in the summary.
Home fucking is killing prostitution.
If it were up to the RIAA, artists wouldn't be allowed to stream their own urine.
http://alternatives.rzero.com/
Therefore, please send a royalty of $5 USD for each infringement (aka view) to my papal account www-data@localhost.
I had no idea His Holiness was a Slashdot user....
"Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket." -- Eric Hoffer
Must have been Him as that was a lot of bull.
If he tried streaming "never met a girl like you before", I guess the Geneva convention was considered applicable for the abysmal guitar solo... good riddance and hats off to the guys in The Hague! ;-)
Ever wondered whats wrong with the world? http://www.ishmael.org/
Dozens of fans are eagerly waiting to hear this song again.
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Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
Wouldn't MyGalaxy be a subsidiary of MySpace??
Well, neither site is currently pursuing what they started out as. Both have morphed into the generic social sites that are near impossible to tell apart by features or stated purpose these days...And when the next Facebook comes along Facebook will be the new MySpace.
"But this one goes to 11!"
Don't worry, folks. "Tom" will straighten this out immediately.