...because you'll get a pension when you retire and aging musicians don't...you'll be sitting on your ass, while they continue 'schleppin' gear up and down the staircase.
Royalties are supposed to be instead of a pension. Whether that actually works out in the end is another matter. Seems to me you forgot that you'll be old one day too (hopefully), so your statement 'future lies with the young and not the old' sounds short lived. As songwriters royalties are protected for 75 years as of year of death, it makes sense to bring sound-recording up to where they might still be able to benefit. And 'yes', UK is part of Europe. A lot of laws will have to be adjusted to be in 'harmony' (pardon the pun), with the rest of Europe. If you want to have an 'easy life too' become self-employed and license your code, but you might find 'it ain't anywhere near as easy as what you think. For starters your 9-5, weekends & holidays, as well as company perks will go out the window . We're talking a few pence in the price of a record/CD, fractions in case of downloads, if you would actually be paying for it, which from your attitude doesn't sound like you are. Unfortunately the majority of musicians don't make fortunes, spend half their lives on the road and suffer multiple commissions before it ever gets to them. But trust me 'they're grateful for every penny/cent they can get'.
Your 'yet to be inaugurated' president is already designing systems to set priorities to then be able to delegate, like any good manager should. On some he may decide against the majority...can't please all the people all of the time...
So what if there are some teething problems in the beginning. Systems are always designed to be improved upon. Seems to be miles ahead of anything in the past or abroad and will create a boost to the ol' 'US edge' which is needed more than ever to keep some stability on a global vision.
I can't imagine anybody else even having the guts to give the people that much freedom in expressing their views.
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...because you'll get a pension when you retire and aging musicians don't...you'll be sitting on your ass, while they continue 'schleppin' gear up and down the staircase. Royalties are supposed to be instead of a pension. Whether that actually works out in the end is another matter. Seems to me you forgot that you'll be old one day too (hopefully), so your statement 'future lies with the young and not the old' sounds short lived. As songwriters royalties are protected for 75 years as of year of death, it makes sense to bring sound-recording up to where they might still be able to benefit. And 'yes', UK is part of Europe. A lot of laws will have to be adjusted to be in 'harmony' (pardon the pun), with the rest of Europe. If you want to have an 'easy life too' become self-employed and license your code, but you might find 'it ain't anywhere near as easy as what you think. For starters your 9-5, weekends & holidays, as well as company perks will go out the window . We're talking a few pence in the price of a record/CD, fractions in case of downloads, if you would actually be paying for it, which from your attitude doesn't sound like you are. Unfortunately the majority of musicians don't make fortunes, spend half their lives on the road and suffer multiple commissions before it ever gets to them. But trust me 'they're grateful for every penny/cent they can get'.
Your 'yet to be inaugurated' president is already designing systems to set priorities to then be able to delegate, like any good manager should. On some he may decide against the majority...can't please all the people all of the time... So what if there are some teething problems in the beginning. Systems are always designed to be improved upon. Seems to be miles ahead of anything in the past or abroad and will create a boost to the ol' 'US edge' which is needed more than ever to keep some stability on a global vision. I can't imagine anybody else even having the guts to give the people that much freedom in expressing their views.