[Fmpro] Simple Hello

[onephatcat@earthlink.net]

short of a "total information awareness" 1984 scenario, there is no way to know beyond a certain level. Many groups would like to know every time you play a song on your computer or cd player, and some software actually tracks this info and sends it back to the mothership, enabling marketing people to target content to you based on your listening habits. In Itunes, this is optional. (if you don't like it, don't turn on the Ministore.)

If govt's have their way they'll know evertime you sneeze or take the lord's name in vein. So, be careful what you wish for. Best systems are based on some reasonable methods of tracking public performances (however that is defined), and some level of trust. Of course, there will always be performances that are missed. What you really want is for the data tha is tracked to be properly compensated and you want the methods and data to be public knowledge so the system is compensating people correctly.

Joel

-----Original Message-----

From:  leshurdle <leshurdle at avradionet.com>
Subj:  Re: [Fmpro] Simple Hello
Date:  Sat May 5, 2007 7:04 am
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To:  fmpro at nxport.com


On May 4, 2007, at 11:06 PM, Lynne T. Conte wrote:

> Article 14 of the Rome Convention set a minimum term for the  
> protection of
> performers' rights of twenty years from the end of the year in  
> which the
> performance was made: the TRIPS Agreement (Art. 14.5) has extended  
> this to
> fifty years. In the European

I believe the USA was not a signatory to the Rome convention?

The real bottom line is how will YOU know when your clients work has  
been used?

L



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