EA Has To Back Off Sims Karaoke Due To Licensing Problems
from the yay,-royalties dept
It's been quite a difficult time lately for various online music efforts. Pandora on the verge of shutting down, Muxtape already shut down and now EA is apparently scaling back its online Sims On Stage karaoke offerings over a vague, but unexplained, song licensing issue. How dare people sing along online? You get the feeling that the recording industry would go after people singing in the shower if they could.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Filed Under: karaoke, licensing, music, royalties, sims
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Thats nothing.
Only the purchaser of the CAR had a right to listen to the music.
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Singing in the shower
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#1
No really, that's the name of the organisation that collects the royalties.. It's pronounced "Ass Cap"
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Re: #1
Songwriters need to protect what they create. Unfortunately, the institution which protects them also hurts them by making their music less accessible.
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As in I'm a pop a cap in yo ass?
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I suspect . . .
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Here Here! They are shooting themselves in the foot here. Having the music in the Sims would generate interest in the music. I know I was more interested in 80s music because of Grand Theft Auto. Just add another reason why it's better to pirate.
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RIAA
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/vat-in-the-eu-guide
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BOYCOTT THE RIAA!!!!
NOT 1 CENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Next thing you know...
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The Issue Is......
See, with the RIAA, there is no negotiations. It's OWOTH - Our Way or The Highway
Don't sweat it - the RIAA will be extinct in a few years.
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licensing
In 1990, Warner Chappell purchased the company owning the copyright for US$15 million, with the value of "Happy Birthday" estimated at US$5 million.[7] Based on the 1935 copyright registration, Warner claims that US copyright won't expire until 2030, and that unauthorized public performances of the song are technically illegal unless royalties are paid to it.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You
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Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday Dear _____
Happy Birthday To You
SUE ME!
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EA is just cheap
(PS, Anonymous Coward, Happy Birthday is in the public domain, singing it till the end of time, make recordings of it and sell it... no one will sue you)
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There's a way to do ...
EA song's are done and served on their server's therefore this is infringing the IP Rights of every music broadcasted. Now the key is to make the music / songs coming from the user PC itself. This way RIAA wont be able to go after every single user as it would be crazy to do so.
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Not sure...
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Online singing
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