It's fairly obvious to those of us with significantly more than half a brain that your comments are fucking stupid. Of course transparent shit isn't important in the business world. It's fuckishly obvious that this is pretty picture and nothing more. Quit your stupidity and shut the fuck up.
This is pure fucking bullshit slashdot "OMG@!!!!@1 1984!" article title trolling. Not a fucking thing is being tracked. The system simply recognizes when someone approaches. Would something SOUND activated also be 'tracking' someone?
Whether it is better or not isn't the issue. It is factually correct, which is more than anyone could say for ANY Slashdot story on patents. Or anything else, now that I think about it...
It's not possible to do better than something that basically had nothing to do with the book besides the name and a few characters? Maybe I'm missing something...
The difference being, the RIAA is funded by a collection of corporations with billions of dollars in the banl. BMI and other performance rights organizations are funded directly by the artists they represent.
BMI does no such thing, and has absolutely no incentive to. It doesn't matter how many albums a band sells, they still pay the same fees to BMI that everyone else does; about $300 per year.
It should also be noted that unlike a record company, performance rights organizations such as ASCAP and BMI do not take a percentage of profits. They charge a yearly fee for their services, and that is all they make. At times, their enforcement of royalty payments has been heavy-handed, but overall ASCAP and BMI are the good guys.
Translation: I didn't bother to read what you wrote.
I read enough to know it's the same crap I've heard over and over before. More baseless anti-RIAA crap posing as facts. It's no better than the baseless anti-P2P shit spewed out by the RIAA.
Translation: And because I disagree with 0.3% of it, you are wrong.
No, because you missed the entire fucking point you are wrong.
SOme make a lot, some don't. You can't just divide it evenly.
No shit? I never would have guessed. Wow, who'd have thought that a small percentage of BMI's artists might account for a large portion of the royalties collected.
The original post was pointing out that RIAA is saying "The music industry is hurting because of P2P!" and that even though there are claims the industry is hurting, the BMI royalties... are going up.
Which is IRRELEVANT. BMI is not the 'music industry'. They simply collect royalties. Those royalties are for everything from sheet music to jukeboxes to cover songs to everything else. The money they collect is completely irrelevant to the state of the music industry in general.
I pointed out that getting the money into the hands of the people who made the product needs to happen. You naturally assumed (incorrectly) that I was saying that EVERYBODY had this problem, including BMI.
Where the fuck are you reading that? I specifically stated that the purpose of ASCAP and BMI were to ensure that the money gets into artists hands. I never once said that BMI or ASCAP had a problem doing so.
I skimmed this post, but two points stick out and basically nullify anything else you're saying.
The post that you were responding to was pointing out that even though the music industry claims that they are hurting because of P2P, they are reporting increases in various numbers that indicate the opposite.
The post referred to royalty money collected in the past year, not the financial status of record labels. When discussing P2P, this is a totally useless stat. Reason being, there are far more outlets for royalty collection than you think. CD sales might be down (they're not, but let's just run with it), but that doesn't mean radio play or jukebox play is. Bringing up ASCAP and BMI in these discussions is pointless since, from the artists view, they're the good guys.
THAT is what needs fixing. Getting the money into the hands of the people who actually PRODUCED the product.
Which is what organizations like ASCAP and BMI do. Unlike record companies, they don't take a percentage of profits. They have a flat membership fee, and all royalties collected go to the artists. While they can be heavy-handed in their enforcement of performance rights, they are only that way for the benefit of their performers (which in turn is a benefit for them).
ASCAP and BMI are completely unrelated to your view of the 'music industry'. They are not labels. They don't rake in millions off of the work of others. They are paid a nominal fee (around $300 per year) to collect royalties for artists.
Nope. If you think it is, you need to turn off the fucking radio and go outside.
Most of the good music out there is carefully controlled by a few conglomorates?
What the fuck are you talking about?
Now, how is INDUCE going to increase this number for the average artist?
AFAIK, it isn't. I never mentioned the INDUCE act, merely provided a bit of math for the dumbasses that think all musicians make millions of dollars per year.
It is all in how you market something. "Rip all your songs and put them on our MP3 player!" is one thing. "Download everything for free off of Kazaa and put it on our MP3 player!" is another. Inducement isn't a new idea. Look it up. Google usually works wonders.
Dumbass.
You're also a fucking idiot. Why the fuck can't you morons understand that not every goddamned thing is an exact analog to something else? This is a VOLUNTARY way to reduce your costs for something. You know what? If I could get cheapass health insurance simply by letting someone know that I don't eat too many Fatass Burgers with SuperFatass Sized Fries, then I'll fucking do it as long as it is MY. FUCKING. CHOICE. When someone tries to make it compulsory... THEN I'll think otherwise.
First person to post that stupid fucking "When they came for the Jews..." shit gets punched in the goddamned face for being a stupid fucking parrot.
Okay, lets install cameras in your house just to make sure that you aren't doing anything illegal in there.
You're a fucking idiot. Do you not understand the concept of VOLUNTARILY doing something? Shut the fuck up and go back to spooging into your tinfoil condom.
Because at a certain point, the volume becomes part of the performance. Both the physical reaction by the audience, and the psychoacoustic reaction of the room. It's some brain-melting stuff. I suggest listening to Glenn Branca's 'Symphony No. 6: Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven' for a good example. Part five (it's a symphony in six parts) sounds like it is overdubbed with all manner of strange synths and choir noises, but in fact it's all just guitars. The overtones generated by nine guitars cranked way the hell up are phenomenal, and you simply don't get them at low volumes.
Loud music also has distinct physical effects on the listener. The band (I hesitate to call them a band. They're more of a performance art project gone horrifyingly wrong... or right;) ) Khanate uses this to great advantage. Their whole stated purpose is to make their audience feel really uncomfortable and just creep them the hell out, and volume works very well in meeting that goal.
For the record, I wear earplugs to ALL shows I go to. Not all of them are loud enough to effect my hearing, but I wear them anyway. I noticed a couple of years back that constant practice sessions with my band were doing a number on my hearing so I bought some plugs and have worn them at practice and shows ever since.
Very much so. Outside of this area, I'm not surprised if people think he's an arrogant ass. But I see him on his TV show (covers the Mavericks, mostly) and hear him on the radio on a constant basis and if you see as much of the guy as we do down here you realize that he is, in fact, just a regular guy that stumbled ass-backwards into a pot of gold.
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It's fairly obvious to those of us with significantly more than half a brain that your comments are fucking stupid. Of course transparent shit isn't important in the business world. It's fuckishly obvious that this is pretty picture and nothing more. Quit your stupidity and shut the fuck up.
This is pure fucking bullshit slashdot "OMG@!!!!@1 1984!" article title trolling. Not a fucking thing is being tracked. The system simply recognizes when someone approaches. Would something SOUND activated also be 'tracking' someone?
Whether it is better or not isn't the issue. It is factually correct, which is more than anyone could say for ANY Slashdot story on patents. Or anything else, now that I think about it...
Something tells me you're bitter you didn't get any presents at Christmas.
Incredibly true. Bradbury can say more with one page than anyone else can say with a thousand (and often does *KING* *CLANCY*).
It's not possible to do better than something that basically had nothing to do with the book besides the name and a few characters? Maybe I'm missing something...
The difference being, the RIAA is funded by a collection of corporations with billions of dollars in the banl. BMI and other performance rights organizations are funded directly by the artists they represent.
BMI does no such thing, and has absolutely no incentive to. It doesn't matter how many albums a band sells, they still pay the same fees to BMI that everyone else does; about $300 per year.
It should also be noted that unlike a record company, performance rights organizations such as ASCAP and BMI do not take a percentage of profits. They charge a yearly fee for their services, and that is all they make. At times, their enforcement of royalty payments has been heavy-handed, but overall ASCAP and BMI are the good guys.
ASCAP and BMI are completely unrelated to your view of the 'music industry'. They are not labels. They don't rake in millions off of the work of others. They are paid a nominal fee (around $300 per year) to collect royalties for artists.
It is all in how you market something. "Rip all your songs and put them on our MP3 player!" is one thing. "Download everything for free off of Kazaa and put it on our MP3 player!" is another. Inducement isn't a new idea. Look it up. Google usually works wonders. Dumbass.
BMI claims to represent over 300,000 artists. Let's do some math.
$573,000,000 / 300,000 = $1910 per year
You're also a fucking idiot. Why the fuck can't you morons understand that not every goddamned thing is an exact analog to something else? This is a VOLUNTARY way to reduce your costs for something. You know what? If I could get cheapass health insurance simply by letting someone know that I don't eat too many Fatass Burgers with SuperFatass Sized Fries, then I'll fucking do it as long as it is MY. FUCKING. CHOICE. When someone tries to make it compulsory... THEN I'll think otherwise.
First person to post that stupid fucking "When they came for the Jews..." shit gets punched in the goddamned face for being a stupid fucking parrot.
Which doesn't fucking matter. Breaking the law isn't the correct way to get it changed.
Ah, so you're one of those people. Just go back to your Michael Bolton and STFU.
I wish people understood sarcasm and humor, no matter how lame the attempt.
Because at a certain point, the volume becomes part of the performance. Both the physical reaction by the audience, and the psychoacoustic reaction of the room. It's some brain-melting stuff. I suggest listening to Glenn Branca's 'Symphony No. 6: Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven' for a good example. Part five (it's a symphony in six parts) sounds like it is overdubbed with all manner of strange synths and choir noises, but in fact it's all just guitars. The overtones generated by nine guitars cranked way the hell up are phenomenal, and you simply don't get them at low volumes.
;) ) Khanate uses this to great advantage. Their whole stated purpose is to make their audience feel really uncomfortable and just creep them the hell out, and volume works very well in meeting that goal.
Loud music also has distinct physical effects on the listener. The band (I hesitate to call them a band. They're more of a performance art project gone horrifyingly wrong... or right
For the record, I wear earplugs to ALL shows I go to. Not all of them are loud enough to effect my hearing, but I wear them anyway. I noticed a couple of years back that constant practice sessions with my band were doing a number on my hearing so I bought some plugs and have worn them at practice and shows ever since.
Yeah. You'll be stuck either talking directly to them or overhearing their talking to the people beside them. Moron.
I like Jucifer, hate BDM, and haven't heard the rest.
Very much so. Outside of this area, I'm not surprised if people think he's an arrogant ass. But I see him on his TV show (covers the Mavericks, mostly) and hear him on the radio on a constant basis and if you see as much of the guy as we do down here you realize that he is, in fact, just a regular guy that stumbled ass-backwards into a pot of gold.