Re: [microsound] a few bastards

[Rob <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> umm...hang on...are you saying that artists who appear on mix cds don't need
> to be paid ?
> were these cds promos, or were they being sold ?
>
>  
Hmm, imagine (the largely handshake) deal with radio.  We give you 
content, you give us promotion, nobody exchanges money and for the most 
part everything goes smoothly. 

The artists should be paid, but where is the money coming from?  If you 
make a boatload of profit from the mix itself obviously you should 
share.  If you get a DJ hit, more DJs will buy it and more consumers for 
home listening.  Some artists have benefited from this immensely.  The 
song 'Disco Route' by Legowelt was almost single handedly pushed to 
indie stardom by Sven Vath (10,000 sales I think I read, but that's a 
lot for an underground success hit).  Labels and artists who understand 
this will be in much better shape than ones who don't (and sue).

I'd suspect that mister blotter paper did not call himself, and probably 
didn't even know his label was going after an indie mix CD.  Moreover, 
he himself might be unhappy with the threat because of his own work as a 
DJ (and the risk the scene might rebel), which is why artists need to 
protect themselves and make sure their labels don't do bone headed crap 
like this!

Rob

Actually once a label called a station I worked for and asked for all 
the promos back because we didn't play his music enough and he got his 
wish, we sent back the beat up copies (college radio is brutal on CDs) 
and I doubt anyone in the whole state bought his music again.  In fact 
since the local indie music store was kinda in league with the station 
through mutual employees, I don't think you even could buy that label's 
work.

I am sympathetic, however.  Being a small buisness sucks, most of those 
strong arm tactics are likely driven by desperation and not spite.  My 
Civil Proceedure teacher told the class - don't be a sleazy lawyer 
because you're clients won't trust you and you won't get repeat 
buisness.  If you're nice, your clients will love you and bring in their 
friends.

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