It's called covering a song. You do not need anyone's permission to cover their song, all you have to do is send them a notification and pay something like 9.1 cents per album sold.
I have no idea what statute this is covered under, but it's common knowledge to musicians.
Here is a page on CDBaby that discusses cover songs:
Jimmy Page did not patent the cure for cancer. No one suffers because they will have to pay $0.99 to hear a Zeppelin tune.
The dangers of patent-abuse are well-established. Copyrights are a different beast entirely.
Remember, all songwriters are required to issue an obigatory license, upon request, to anyone who wishes to cover their song. No one has been locked out of music because of Jimmy Page. No one is prevented from writing and performing music because of Led Zeppelin.
To those who believe that recorded music should be given away for free-don't complain when your favorite artist signs with a big, greedy label.
Why?
A common way for people to rationalize not paying for recorded music is to say "well, I support the artist by going to their shows." Good thinking--in fact, that's the exact argument that record labels have been using for years. "Yeah, you won't be making much per CD, but
We'll make you famous. We'll make you a star. And you'll make money by touring. Oh, by the way... which one's Pink?"
They might be greedy bastards, but nothing will promote a band as well as a label that spends hundreds of thousands of dollars promoting your music--not "file sharing," not "word-of-mouth."
If you are an artist who has to choose between being fleeced by the RIAA and being fleeced by your own "fans," you may as well go with the option that allows you to make a living on the road.
Yeah but they fired all the programming staff. I guess everyone is an asshole, except management. Makes perfect sense. Just like everyone else is wrong except you, eh?
I think it's somebody's nap-time.
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It's called covering a song. You do not need anyone's permission to cover their song, all you have to do is send them a notification and pay something like 9.1 cents per album sold.
I have no idea what statute this is covered under, but it's common knowledge to musicians.
Here is a page on CDBaby that discusses cover songs:
http://cdbaby.net/dd-covers
For live performances, musicians are not required to pay for the performance rights. This is the responsibility of the venue.
"a trust based barter"
Don't we already have this? Isn't this the point of currency?
I see that bookster.com is already register. Even the pirates are planning ahead.
Hopefully, this copyright/piracy controversy will be straightened out by 2012, or authors will be joining musicians in the welfare lines of Tomorrow.
Jimmy Page did not patent the cure for cancer. No one suffers because they will have to pay $0.99 to hear a Zeppelin tune.
The dangers of patent-abuse are well-established. Copyrights are a different beast entirely.
Remember, all songwriters are required to issue an obigatory license, upon request, to anyone who wishes to cover their song. No one has been locked out of music because of Jimmy Page. No one is prevented from writing and performing music because of Led Zeppelin.
$200,000 for 24 songs might be nutters--
But..
To those who believe that recorded music should be given away for free-don't complain when your favorite artist signs with a big, greedy label.
Why?
A common way for people to rationalize not paying for recorded music is to say "well, I support the artist by going to their shows." Good thinking--in fact, that's the exact argument that record labels have been using for years. "Yeah, you won't be making much per CD, but
We'll make you famous.
We'll make you a star.
And you'll make money by touring.
Oh, by the way... which one's Pink?"
They might be greedy bastards, but nothing will promote a band as well as a label that spends hundreds of thousands of dollars promoting your music--not "file sharing," not "word-of-mouth."
If you are an artist who has to choose between being fleeced by the RIAA and being fleeced by your own "fans," you may as well go with the option that allows you to make a living on the road.
Yeah but they fired all the programming staff. I guess everyone is an asshole, except management. Makes perfect sense. Just like everyone else is wrong except you, eh? I think it's somebody's nap-time.