All true, with one exception. Most listeners want to support artists they like. They (and I) will spend money ON THE ARTIST'S WEBSITE, where they are asured the money goes to the artist and not some corporation's coffers.
The really nice thing is that a great proportion of our population plays some instrument or other, or sings well. So, you're right about the vast number of potential artists. WIth the internet available, lots more of them will get heard and liked, and PAID.
Never did, and never will. To speculate otherwise is pure hubris. As far as I'm concerned, the media companies can continue in their present untenable path. Current technology has made them unnecessary. They will fail, as they should. Hopefuly, the electorate and large technology companies will prevent SOPA and it's ilk from becoming law.
Again, piracy exists because the media companies are not providing the goods in the manner the public wants. And don't give me that "Copying is Theft" crap. The original source still exists, nothing has been stolen. This is all about greed and avarice anyway. Poor media companies, they're losing their cash cows. Too bad.
Cudos to the Swiss executive branch. The whole idea of legislating or litigating protection for the media conglomerates is ridiculous. If technology is making them unnecessary, they need to change, FAST! They don't, they lose. Hopefully sooner than later.
None of this is new. All performance art is technology based. Even a simple guitar is technology.
There are three basic categories of performance art. First is stage performance where the artist or troup performs live before it's audience and gets instant accolades (or boos)as part of the payment. Technology has been a large part of performance art since the ancient Greeks started puting on plays.
Next comes recordings of live performances. Finally there's studio based performances where the audience appreciation is delayed until the recordings are sold to the public.
The act of recording said performance is, of course, technology based. The problem comes in when the technology has advanced to the point where the large studios are no longer needed. Hardware and software now exists to allow any garage operation to produce music and plays of a quality unheard of even ten years ago. The technology now exists to distribute said performances to the whole world inexpensively via the internet and the likes of Paypal.
The big studios provided the services of monetary support, usually in the form of advances (that somehow never got paid off), and sophisticated studios to do the recording.
None of this is required now. The production cost to artists is low enough that they don't need the big corporations to support them. They do it themselves, in a bedroom, and get astonishing results. The fans like it so they buy it...over the internet...via Paypal. Studios not required.
The problem, of course, is that the corporations have no answer for all of this and so they fall back on laws and litigation to try to stop it. Won't work. Never has and never will. Technology advances regardless of what the old guard wants. It has always been thus.
The only answer for the corporations is to completely revise their model to provide low cost recording services and direct internet sales. Neither of which they seem to be inclined to do. So be it. The buggy whip manufacturers had the same problem, and lost. So will the recording industry.
Now I'm worried. From what I've read so far about CarrierIQ, and how it's spyware works, the Feds will, or likely do, LOVE it. The locals may have a little more problem getting access, but Uncle sure won't. Looks like 1984 is really here. Good thing I'm using a dumb phone. Now I definitely wouldn't have a Not-So-Smart phone. Also, you gotta ask, Who has access to the "Mother May I" codes? The more I think about it, the more certain I am this is a cracker's dream come true.
This has been going on here for a long time. Where do you think China got the idea? We have subscription sites for story serials that have been going for a long time, for example storiesonline.net (mostly erotica) and online-novels.blogspot.com with lots of books. The list is almost endless. Most have excellent writers. There are many many stories, some complete, some in progress with chapters published daily or weekly.
Let's face it. We have the best congress-critters money can buy. What we're seeing now is the buyers demanding value for their money. Few, if any, of the congresspersons have the guts to stand up to them, and lose all that beautiful cash.
What really needs to happen is to prevent the purchase of senators and reps by eliminating all lobbying and corporate "political" contributions. Won't happen, of course, but it needs to.
Remember, an "honest politician" is one who, when paid off, stays bought. You're seeing a lot of that now and I doubt they're sleeping well or at all at night. They certainly know that SOPA is a dangerous farce and will kill the internet as we know it. They just can't admit it publicly.
To paraphrase Mark Twain (with apologies to same):
There are only two true criminal classes in the world, lawyers and politicians, and they're in cahoots.
Let's face it. The content industry won't be happy until no one except them have control of all content. They don't want ANY third-party companies making money on THEIR stuff, only them. Sounds kinda like the kid in the park, with the only baseball, saying you can't use it until you pay him.
If you listen to that video from Viacom, the only thing they're whining about is MONEY. It all comes down to greed.
My only problem with this whole fiasco is that the content folks won't admit their goals and are costing us a fortune in litigation. Why don't they just shut everyone down and run their own content provision company, and shut up about it.
Re: Re: No, it's still basically producers of content versus grifters.
OMG! You're absolutely RIGHT! This whole thing can be nothing but an evil plot by Micro$oft to monopolize the browser market AGAIN, and to sink Google once and for all.
Hear Hear!!! Now we just have to A) defeat that dastardly bill, abd B) make sure Viacommie keeps their promise to kill Ol'Bob, along with that disgusting purple dragon thingy.
By "made whole" I presume you also include the "settlement" payments made by those conned into settling.
Actually, the only way that's going to happen, and the affected see any money, is if Stephens Media is brought into the case and made responsible.
Again I say, if Stephens or any other third-party participant to the "agreements" can be proven to have received disbursements from Righthaven, they can be legally attached to the case and made responsible. It couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.
I'm sorry, but even though lawyers are SUPPOSED to have ethics, one rarely sees them being exercized. It's all for personal gain and thus billable hours, regardless. And, the minute said lawyers become politicians all ethics go out the window, permanently.
And, in point of fact, they had very little value the day after they were published. Only Pullitzer material has any real value after publication, which makes this entire horse opera even more ridiculous.
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Re: Re: The Facts
The really nice thing is that a great proportion of our population plays some instrument or other, or sings well. So, you're right about the vast number of potential artists. WIth the internet available, lots more of them will get heard and liked, and PAID.
On the post: RIAA Claims It Succeeded In Getting Piracy Under Control Years Ago
They DON'T have control
Again, piracy exists because the media companies are not providing the goods in the manner the public wants. And don't give me that "Copying is Theft" crap. The original source still exists, nothing has been stolen. This is all about greed and avarice anyway. Poor media companies, they're losing their cash cows. Too bad.
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Somebody Finally Got It RIGHT!
On the post: In A World Where Recorded Music 'No Longer Has Monetary Value,' The Artist Is King
The Facts
There are three basic categories of performance art. First is stage performance where the artist or troup performs live before it's audience and gets instant accolades (or boos)as part of the payment. Technology has been a large part of performance art since the ancient Greeks started puting on plays.
Next comes recordings of live performances. Finally there's studio based performances where the audience appreciation is delayed until the recordings are sold to the public.
The act of recording said performance is, of course, technology based. The problem comes in when the technology has advanced to the point where the large studios are no longer needed. Hardware and software now exists to allow any garage operation to produce music and plays of a quality unheard of even ten years ago. The technology now exists to distribute said performances to the whole world inexpensively via the internet and the likes of Paypal.
The big studios provided the services of monetary support, usually in the form of advances (that somehow never got paid off), and sophisticated studios to do the recording.
None of this is required now. The production cost to artists is low enough that they don't need the big corporations to support them. They do it themselves, in a bedroom, and get astonishing results. The fans like it so they buy it...over the internet...via Paypal. Studios not required.
The problem, of course, is that the corporations have no answer for all of this and so they fall back on laws and litigation to try to stop it. Won't work. Never has and never will. Technology advances regardless of what the old guard wants. It has always been thus.
The only answer for the corporations is to completely revise their model to provide low cost recording services and direct internet sales. Neither of which they seem to be inclined to do. So be it. The buggy whip manufacturers had the same problem, and lost. So will the recording industry.
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Data Access Charges
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Hoo Boy!
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Huh??
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Fighting children
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Epub
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Congress
What really needs to happen is to prevent the purchase of senators and reps by eliminating all lobbying and corporate "political" contributions. Won't happen, of course, but it needs to.
Remember, an "honest politician" is one who, when paid off, stays bought. You're seeing a lot of that now and I doubt they're sleeping well or at all at night. They certainly know that SOPA is a dangerous farce and will kill the internet as we know it. They just can't admit it publicly.
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Criminals
There are only two true criminal classes in the world, lawyers and politicians, and they're in cahoots.
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Bah!!!
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Not Unexpected
If you listen to that video from Viacom, the only thing they're whining about is MONEY. It all comes down to greed.
My only problem with this whole fiasco is that the content folks won't admit their goals and are costing us a fortune in litigation. Why don't they just shut everyone down and run their own content provision company, and shut up about it.
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Re: Re: No, it's still basically producers of content versus grifters.
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Re: Off Squarebritches
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Re: Can't end
Actually, the only way that's going to happen, and the affected see any money, is if Stephens Media is brought into the case and made responsible.
Again I say, if Stephens or any other third-party participant to the "agreements" can be proven to have received disbursements from Righthaven, they can be legally attached to the case and made responsible. It couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.
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Re:
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Re: Re: "Will we finally see the end of Righthaven?"
Or, better, how bad copyright LAW is.
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RightHaven in General
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Re: Re: Copyright seizure
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