The parent article is right. BMI has nothing to do with album sales.
AND, contrary to the article I'm replying to, BMI does not have the leverage to promote bands. BMI is an administration company...they're like a payroll service for songwriters.
Ars kinda screwed up with this one, hinging their whole article on a piece of info that's not really pertinent.
Since Napster went down and companies have to assess their culpability in copyright protection issues.
Letting people steal music via software they produce leaves them wide open for lawsuits from the RIAA.
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The parent article is right. BMI has nothing to do with album sales. AND, contrary to the article I'm replying to, BMI does not have the leverage to promote bands. BMI is an administration company...they're like a payroll service for songwriters. Ars kinda screwed up with this one, hinging their whole article on a piece of info that's not really pertinent.
Since Napster went down and companies have to assess their culpability in copyright protection issues. Letting people steal music via software they produce leaves them wide open for lawsuits from the RIAA.
Jesus fucking christ! Can't this company just concetrate on doing ONE gawddang thing great, instead of trying to do EVERYTHING?
There will be a DVD available eventually.
That's almost as good as the Powderpuff Girls Gameboy game called: Mojojojo A-Go-Go No shit.