… Lest we forget
‘Three-strikes will fail when the results become apparent to those even outside of the artist and fan contingencies. The only question is how much damage will be done … before that failure is complete.’
[You artists are all in the wrong bidniz ;p )
‘The statement with the highest agreement “I denounce the ACTA” drew 22/25 responses.’
“I bet that in Mozart’s time there were many other active musicians in and around Prague and Vienna and there’s a reason we’re not aware of their names and their works. Some of them probably even made their living at it, but many more would have been what used to be called the village band, [...]
The UK version of the Three Strikes plan, touted as an independent proposal under the UK Digital Economy Bill, enters the committee stage in the House of Lords tomorrow.
Happy New Year everyone. To make real progress in 2010, we need to change the format.
Fred Wilhelms responds to SX’s Laura Williams, addressing her statements point-by-point.
‘New to the site and would like to see a list of all artists who are into this …’
‘Casual fans … abandon you the moment you have an opinion on anything … or try something different. Casual fans buy the “greatest hits” compilations because they only want the radio hits.’
The music business is in ‘rude health’. It’s the record business that’s ’screwed’.