Russian Collecting Society Sues Promoters For Not Paying Up To Let Beyonce Sing Beyonce Songs
from the copyright-law-madness dept
Last year we wrote about a situation in Russia where the promoters of a Deep Purple concert were fined because they failed to secure a license to let Deep Purple perform Deep Purple music. Seriously. It seems that the same situation is playing out again with a Beyonce concert. The Russian collecting society RAO is suing the company it believes was the promoter of a Beyonce concert for not paying up for the right to perform Beyonce music. Yes, by any standard of common sense this is ridiculous. A collection society is supposed to collect for the sake of helping an artist. But how is it possibly helpful to the artist to force promoters to pay for that artist to sing their own songs. It directly harms an artist by making it more expensive for anyone to actually promote a show -- and by funneling money away from musicians.
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they taking tips form the CRIA
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Don't you see?
Beyonce pays to play Beyonce music to RAO
RAO collects money to distributes it to Beyonce
RAO can't "find" Beyonce
RAO keeps Beyonce's money
Beyonce wouldn't be able to make money making music any other way¡
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Are you fucking kidding me? There are *tons* of other ways to make money from music. Are you dense?
Dude, I know all, and I can tell you this is a stupid comment. It's as if you are being sarcastic or something. Knock it off before I gas you.
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I Know All. Don't make me put my Jackboot up your ass.
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Probably friends/family of senior government officials.
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Smells like TAM
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Simple solution just leave ASCAP
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Russians, eh?
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There's a word for this
@ Hephaestus
I don't think leaving ASCAP wouldn't solve their problem with RAO.
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The band that toured in Russia under the name Deep Purple had only one original member and he was not one of the band's song writers.
Beyonce does not write her own material.
So both "artists" are not performing their own songs. They're performing someone else's song. And that's the purpose of a collection society.
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The point is that this is not helpful to any of the artists(songwriters included), and in no way can a collection bureaucracy be remotely as efficient in transferring wealth from consumers to producers. It's ridiculous anybody is even legally entitled to profits they didn't arrange; if you're a songwriter, you can get a flat rate or you can negotiate a private contract with the person you're selling the lyrics to (prior to selling or creating them)for a percentage of certain revenue streams, like the rest of the world works.
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Test
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Common Sense
By any standard of common sense copyright and patents in general are ridiculous. So what else isn't new?
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RE: Colin, Lord love ya man...
BWAHAHAAAHAAAAhaaahahahahaaaahaaaaa*gasp* WAHAHAAAHAAAAhaaahahaha woh woh woh woooohooooo *pant pant*
If they can't *find* the legal owner they get to keep the money, no one is going to just hand out contract details willy nilly to any Vladimir Schmidtiskovich off the street so it's doubtful they could get info even if they bother to ask. Also the monies collected until the release date that lets the agency keep the cash also gets to collect interest, that they also get to keep.
If you think anyone on the 'management' side does anything for free, you really have a rough patch ahead.
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this is so simple
dim wit muscians
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ASCAP collects money to pay the artits, etc. they represent. If Beyonce is a member of ASCAP, she likely already pays dues to sing works handled by ASCAP. Most, if not all, major ASCAP performance contracts very likely encompass the entire represented body of works (just easier that way.)
RAO, in my opinion, should be collecting funds for the artist, etc. that they represent. If Beyonce (and affiliated) did not perform anything by the people represented by RAO, then RAO is out of line for collecting any funds for Beyonce's performance. However, if Beyonce did perform something represented by RAO, even if it is a song thought as "Beyonce's", then RAO is acting within reason.
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what are you trying to tell us, mike?
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NOEL REDDING JIMI HENDRIX NEW DVD
Имя Джими Хендрикса вызывает вооброжение о самых красочных и самых диких моментaх произведённых шестидесятыми годами. Хендрикс прибыл, он взял и штормом завоевал музыкальный мир, пронзился в твою голову и ушёл в небо на большой концерт - всё за 27 лет.
«Опыт Джими Хендрикса», оставил тебя без сомнения что это был именно - опыт.
Сойдясь с разных сторон Атлантики тройка музыкантов нашли общий язык, славу и на одну треть группы не очень много удачи.
Для Ноель Реддинга-бас гитариста в группе опыт был незабываемым. Спустя 40 лет со смерти Хендрикса,o нём и о группе было выпущено много документальных фильмов.
Огляды 74;аясь назад в шестидесятые годы у вас появляется ошущение когбуд-то вы находитесь на другой планете. Любая история связаная с тем периодом заваёвана музыкой и культурой. «Опыт Джими Хендрикса», сыграл свою роль.
Своевременное появление DVD, производчиком которого является MNV Disc International, содержит ещё никогда невиденное интервью с Ноель Реддинг записанное в его доме в Ирландии в 1988г.
Это делает просмотр увлекательным. Все эти годы видя фильмы о них из концертов и фотоснимков Хендрикса, Рединга и Миттчеля, вы ощутите себя будто вы сидите в гостинной не с легендой а с обычным парнем который расказывает о своих первых днях в группе. Не рок звезды здесь, не претенциозных названий, наоборот обыкновенный разговор. Слушая его вы гадаете как они достигли вверха.
Я спросил Уилла Скалли продюсера как всё это произошло «Я знаком с Ноелем и в течение многих лет мы были друзьями, я его всегда находил очень простым и прямым парнем. Мы часто беседовали о производсте интервью, он хотел говорить про деньги, наркотики и смерть Хендрикса и многое другое – даже говорили о возможности что Хендрикса убили. Он себя хорошо чувствовал в тот день и хотел записать это процветание.
К сожалению Ноель Рединг умер ещё в 2003 году возрасте 57 лет
Для тех кто заинтерисован в Хендриксе, Реддинге и истории рок музыки шестидесятых годов этот редкий визуально документальный фильм не должен быть упущен.
Перевод Вероники Скусенайте
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NOEL REDDING JIMI HENDRIX NEW DVD
Имя Джими Хендрикса вызывает вооброжение о самых красочных и самых диких моментaх произведённых шестидесятыми годами. Хендрикс прибыл, он взял и штормом завоевал музыкальный мир, пронзился в твою голову и ушёл в небо на большой концерт - всё за 27 лет.
«Опыт Джими Хендрикса», оставил тебя без сомнения что это был именно - опыт.
Сойдясь с разных сторон Атлантики тройка музыкантов нашли общий язык, славу и на одну треть группы не очень много удачи.
Для Ноель Реддинга-бас гитариста в группе опыт был незабываемым. Спустя 40 лет со смерти Хендрикса,o нём и о группе было выпущено много документальных фильмов.
Огляды 74;аясь назад в шестидесятые годы у вас появляется ошущение когбуд-то вы находитесь на другой планете. Любая история связаная с тем периодом заваёвана музыкой и культурой. «Опыт Джими Хендрикса», сыграл свою роль.
Своевременное появление DVD, производчиком которого является MNV Disc International, содержит ещё никогда невиденное интервью с Ноель Реддинг записанное в его доме в Ирландии в 1988г.
Это делает просмотр увлекательным. Все эти годы видя фильмы о них из концертов и фотоснимков Хендрикса, Рединга и Миттчеля, вы ощутите себя будто вы сидите в гостинной не с легендой а с обычным парнем который расказывает о своих первых днях в группе. Не рок звезды здесь, не претенциозных названий, наоборот обыкновенный разговор. Слушая его вы гадаете как они достигли вверха.
Я спросил Уилла Скалли продюсера как всё это произошло «Я знаком с Ноелем и в течение многих лет мы были друзьями, я его всегда находил очень простым и прямым парнем. Мы часто беседовали о производсте интервью, он хотел говорить про деньги, наркотики и смерть Хендрикса и многое другое – даже говорили о возможности что Хендрикса убили. Он себя хорошо чувствовал в тот день и хотел записать это процветание.
К сожалению Ноель Рединг умер ещё в 2003 году возрасте 57 лет
Для тех кто заинтерисован в Хендриксе, Реддинге и истории рок музыки шестидесятых годов этот редкий визуально документальный фильм не должен быть упущен.
Перевод Вероники Скусенайте
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NOEL REDDING JIMI HENDRIX NEW DVD
Èìÿ Äæèìè Õåíäðèêñà âûçûâàåò âîîáðîæåíèå î ñàìûõ êðàñî÷íûõ è ñàìûõ äèêèõ ìîìåíòaõ ïðîèçâåä¸ííûõ øåñòèäåñÿòûìè ãîäàìè. Õåíäðèêñ ïðèáûë, îí âçÿë è øòîðìîì çàâîåâàë ìóçûêàëüíûé ìèð, ïðîíçèëñÿ â òâîþ ãîëîâó è óø¸ë â íåáî íà áîëüøîé êîíöåðò - âñ¸ çà 27 ëåò.
«Îïûò Äæèìè Õåíäðèêñà», îñòàâèë òåáÿ áåç ñîìíåíèÿ ÷òî ýòî áûë èìåííî - îïûò.
Ñîéäÿñü ñ ðàçíûõ ñòîðîí Àòëàíòèêè òðîéêà ìóçûêàíòîâ íàøëè îáùèé ÿçûê, ñëàâó è íà îäíó òðåòü ãðóïïû íå î÷åíü ìíîãî óäà÷è.
Äëÿ Íîåëü Ðåääèíãà-áàñ ãèòàðèñòà â ãðóïïå îïûò áûë íåçàáûâàåìûì. Ñïóñòÿ 40 ëåò ñî ñìåðòè Õåíäðèêñà,o í¸ì è î ãðóïïå áûëî âûïóùåíî ìíîãî äîêóìåíòàëüíûõ ôèëüìîâ.
Îãëÿäûâàÿñü íàçàä â øåñòèäåñÿòûå ãîäû ó âàñ ïîÿâëÿåòñÿ îøóùåíèå êîãáóä-òî âû íàõîäèòåñü íà äðóãîé ïëàíåòå. Ëþáàÿ èñòîðèÿ ñâÿçàíàÿ ñ òåì ïåðèîäîì çàâà¸âàíà ìóçûêîé è êóëüòóðîé. «Îïûò Äæèìè Õåíäðèêñà», ñûãðàë ñâîþ ðîëü.
Ñâîåâðåìåííîå ïîÿâëåíèå DVD, ïðîèçâîä÷èêîì êîòîðîãî ÿâëÿåòñÿ MNV Disc International, ñîäåðæèò åù¸ íèêîãäà íåâèäåííîå èíòåðâüþ ñ Íîåëü Ðåääèíã çàïèñàííîå â åãî äîìå â Èðëàíäèè â 1988ã.
Ýòî äåëàåò ïðîñìîòð óâëåêàòåëüíûì. Âñå ýòè ãîäû âèäÿ ôèëüìû î íèõ èç êîíöåðòîâ è ôîòîñíèìêîâ Õåíäðèêñà, Ðåäèíãà è Ìèòò÷åëÿ, âû îùóòèòå ñåáÿ áóäòî âû ñèäèòå â ãîñòèííîé íå ñ ëåãåíäîé à ñ îáû÷íûì ïàðíåì êîòîðûé ðàñêàçûâàåò î ñâîèõ ïåðâûõ äíÿõ â ãðóïïå. Íå ðîê çâåçäû çäåñü, íå ïðåòåíöèîçíûõ íàçâàíèé, íàîáîðîò îáûêíîâåííûé ðàçãîâîð. Ñëóøàÿ åãî âû ãàäàåòå êàê îíè äîñòèãëè ââåðõà.
ß ñïðîñèë Óèëëà Ñêàëëè ïðîäþñåðà êàê âñ¸ ýòî ïðîèçîøëî «ß çíàêîì ñ Íîåëåì è â òå÷åíèå ìíîãèõ ëåò ìû áûëè äðóçüÿìè, ÿ åãî âñåãäà íàõîäèë î÷åíü ïðîñòûì è ïðÿìûì ïàðíåì. Ìû ÷àñòî áåñåäîâàëè î ïðîèçâîäñòå èíòåðâüþ, îí õîòåë ãîâîðèòü ïðî äåíüãè, íàðêîòèêè è ñìåðòü Õåíäðèêñà è ìíîãîå äðóãîå – äàæå ãîâîðèëè î âîçìîæíîñòè ÷òî Õåíäðèêñà óáèëè. Îí ñåáÿ õîðîøî ÷óâñòâîâàë â òîò äåíü è õîòåë çàïèñàòü ýòî ïðîöâåòàíèå.
Ê ñîæàëåíèþ Íîåëü Ðåäèíã óìåð åù¸ â 2003 ãîäó âîçðàñòå 57 ëåò
Äëÿ òåõ êòî çàèíòåðèñîâàí â Õåíäðèêñå, Ðåääèíãå è èñòîðèè ðîê ìóçûêè øåñòèäåñÿòûõ ãîäîâ ýòîò ðåäêèé âèçóàëüíî äîêóìåíòàëüíûé ôèëüì íå äîëæåí áûòü óïóùåí.
Ïåðåâîä Âåðîíèêè Ñêóñåíàéòå
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NOEL REDDING EXPERIENCE -JIMI HENDRIX DVD REVIEW
through it. We witnessed the three strange looking men collectively known as Jimi Hendrix Experience redefine rock music and contributed to the sixties soundtrack.
So much has been written about Jimi Hendrix and this guitar colossus without doubt overshadowed the other two members of the group; drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding. If you have spent years living in a cave then you are excused from not knowing that the three of them are now playing at the great gig in the sky.
Noel Redding wrote an interesting book some years ago, outlining his time with the group, as the fame increased, so didother pressures. The money that these three young musicians accumulated must have made them rich beyond their wildest dreams. The wild man of pop with his two acolytes, the fashion, and the hair made them instantly recognizable around the globe. The book went some way to tell us the way it was.
Out now on Dvd and long overdue is an interview with Noel Redding. For many years a rumor has been around that this interview was inexistence. If like me you like to plough though the websites dealing with guitars and musicians, you would have read that this interview has finally been released.
So why is this Dvd so important? Well for a start it was recorded in 1988 and to my way of thinking, in terms of rockmusic history, it has historical and intrinsic value. The quality of the interview has an 80’s feel about it and that makes it even more authentic, No digital remastering or HD quality, just a straight forward interview. Recorded at his home in Ireland, Redding opens up on a verity of subjects. The death of Hendrix, the drugs and parties, the dynamics of the band and money - not the money he made but the money he and Mitchell didn’t make. Bitter about the lack of payment, not looking or sounding shocked at the suggestion that Hendrix could have been murdered.
I have seen some very short interviews with Noel Redding on You tube only lasting a few minutes, this interview runs for forty minutes and without doubt a lot can be said within that amount of time. I must add that I never met him, however, he comes across very honest and pleased to do this interview.
I read in the Press Release that the Producer Will Scally, had been a friend of Noel for many years, and also conducted the interview. This friendship shows through, it’s just like two old mates talking about the good ol’ days. The exception being that one is Noel Redding and his good ol’ days was playing bass with Jimi Hendrix – or perhaps not.
The “Redding Experience” is now available now on MNV Discs International (DN/MNV1) distributed via Qleap.
Ben Morganfield
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