[Fmpro] Copyright & pay

[Mark Northam]

On 12/6/07 8:59 AM, "Les Mizzell" <lesmizz at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Mark Northam wrote:
>> Great point, Les. I wonder if even one penny of all the fines paid by people
>> sued by the RIAA has ever gone beyond the pockets of the RIAA's legal staff
>> and member companies - that is, to the artists - the people who actually
>> CREATE the music.
> 
> 
> Well, taking it one step further, let's say she actually pays the full
> fine (doubtful).
> 
> Each of the writers/artist of the 24 songs should then sue the RIAA for
> their fare share. The music doesn't *belong* to the RIAA, so why should
> they have any right to keep it all?

Same for ASCAP. They own nothing, not one note of music. Rather than
remaining a middleman, they act as thought he music they represent is their
own, and feel it's OK to do whatever they want with the money that OUR music
generates (the license fees) in secret, of course.

> Of course, creative accounting would prove that the RIAA took a loss,
> even at $222,000 ...

I wonder if the same can be said for MediaGuide, IMJV, and who knows how
many secret projects that the Board has not told the members about...

Mark N.



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