I don't think the point of this post is that Open Source is the answer to the NYC Budget Crisis. Its more about presenting OSS as a viable solution to commerical products, as well as an opportunity to circumvent the actions of lobbyist with ill interest toward the implementation of OSS in a government market the size of NYC. Oh and as an added benfit the broke city might just save a few nickels. Got to start somewhere.
As a recording artist who has actually been suspect to a record deal in the retarded ass music industry. I can say that filesharing is nothing but a good thing.
Labels and publishing companies will continue to hide under the umbrella that file swapping is hurting the artist.
No.....what realy hurts the artist are slimy record execs who sign artists to crap deals and only give them a 10th of the profits. Which they then get the luxury of spliting amoung their bandmates and leaches like managers, business advisors, attorneys, and oh yeah and uncle sam. Not to mention they have to recoup every penny that were alotted for a recording budget before they see a dime.
So who really loses? The industry has been screwing the artist for years. The only ones who benefits are the fortunate few who sell millions of albums and those are far and few between.
Don't belive these cry baby record companies whose only real intent is protecting their old dusty business model.
I say out with the old and in with the new! Believe me they got it coming!
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I don't think the point of this post is that Open Source is the answer to the NYC Budget Crisis. Its more about presenting OSS as a viable solution to commerical products, as well as an opportunity to circumvent the actions of lobbyist with ill interest toward the implementation of OSS in a government market the size of NYC. Oh and as an added benfit the broke city might just save a few nickels. Got to start somewhere.
I can't help but think that there is some serious BIG BROTHER potential here.
Maybe next he'll say to throw every one in jail who taped the last superbowl.
or
Maybe he'll propose that restaurant owners be jailed for not paying performance royalties of music they play in their establishments.
or Maybe even jail everyone who listened to the music while dining in the restaurant should be jailed for participating in such illegal activitiy.
uggggggggggg...what a moron
the guy doesn't even have a link to his email on his webpage.
http://www.house.gov/carter/
Should a representative who doesn't provide such a basic use of the internet to his voters be mandating it?
As a recording artist who has actually been suspect to a record deal in the retarded ass music industry. I can say that filesharing is nothing but a good thing.
Labels and publishing companies will continue to hide under the umbrella that file swapping is hurting the artist.
No.....what realy hurts the artist are slimy record execs who sign artists to crap deals and only give them a 10th of the profits. Which they then get the luxury of spliting amoung their bandmates and leaches like managers, business advisors, attorneys, and oh yeah and uncle sam. Not to mention they have to recoup every penny that were alotted for a recording budget before they see a dime.
So who really loses? The industry has been screwing the artist for years. The only ones who benefits are the fortunate few who sell millions of albums and those are far and few between.
Don't belive these cry baby record companies whose only real intent is protecting their old dusty business model.
I say out with the old and in with the new! Believe me they got it coming!