Anti-piracy Group Fined For Using Song Without Permission

zacharye writes "Oh, the irony. A musicians' rights group in the Netherlands was fined this week for stealing music from a client, using it without his permission and failing to pay royalties. Music royalty collection agency Buma/Stemra approached Dutch musician Melchior Rietveldt in 2006 and asked him to create a composition that would be used in an anti-piracy advertisement, which the group said would be shown exclusively at a local film festival. One year later, Rietveldt purchased a Harry Potter DVD only to find that his piece was being used on DVDs around the world without his permission..."

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Musicians only get paid once work is profitable

[DickBreath]

Musicians only get paid when the music makes a profit. Since his music on an anti-piracy promo will never be "sold" and thus never make a profit, he will never get paid. Sucker -- for working with the music/movie industry.

Similarly writers and actors only get paid once a movie is profitable. (aka Never)

The most successful movies and records of all time strangely never seem to be profitable and thus royalties are not owed.