Re: [microsound] Madrid Music Web Site Tests Downloading Legality

[derek holzer <derek@xxxxxxx>]

from the article:

> Puretunes will sell subscriptions allowing consumers to download songs 
> by virtue of licensing agreements it has struck with various Spanish 
> trade associations that represent performers and recording artists.
>
> Puretunes will compensate the artists and labels from subscription 
> proceeds, Siguenza said.
>

no telling how this works in reality, however. maybe it cuts out more 
middlemen, maybe they just do it cheaper to maximize their customer 
base. i do like the concept that it is more localized [dealing with 
Spanish firms instead of global labels], but i am a bit suspicious of 
how far the 'no rules no limits' thing really goes. ther eare always 
rules and limits where money is involved.

besides, it looks like its user base is interested in the same old 
commercial crap you find everywhere else. i couldn't give a toss if 
madonna or paul mccartney see every penny of royalties due to them or not.

i also draw a line between free download services, which i think should 
be totally unregulated because of the exposure they give 'unsigned' 
artists, and pay-for-music services, which are just another kind of 
dot.com wolf in sheep's clothing. my humble opinion, however.

derek

Jonathan Hughes wrote:

>>LONDON (Reuters) - A new music download service, launched on
>>Tuesday in Madrid, tests a legal loophole in Spanish copyright law
>>that appears to give Web
>>sites permission to sell songs online without consent from record
>>companies.
>>    
>>
>
>
>I wonder if they plan on giving any of their profits to the artists whose music they're selling.
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