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Artist Not Allowed To Stream His Own Music

Posted by Soulskill on from the you-can't-get-there-from-here dept.

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.'"

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  1. Wait, I'm confused - by RevWaldo · · Score: 4, Funny

    There are people who still use MySpace?

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  2. Re:Think by cayenne8 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Friends don't let friends join MySpace....

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  3. Re:Warner Music Group claims copyright by lymond01 · · Score: 4, Funny

    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

  4. Re:Let's get the car analogy out the way quickly.. by gnick · · Score: 4, Funny

    This comment is written by gnick and is therefore copyrighted. Since it was written at work and it took me approximately 1.5 hours to write/edit/Preview/Submit and I make approximately 1 bazillion dollars an hour, this comment is worth $1.5 bazillion (US).

    At my incredibly modest royalty fees, replicating this comment (e.g. downloading, printing, etc) costs only $5. If you've read this comment, please contact me for PayPal information to submit your payment.

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  5. Re:Simple Solution by ClosedSource · · Score: 5, Funny

    "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.

  6. Re:Think by tverbeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    If it were up to the RIAA, artists wouldn't be allowed to stream their own urine.

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