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To: Dallas59
Copyright/patent trolls abound. You know when a company is on the decline when the bean counters and lawyers take over, and resort to shaking down people over ancient and often forgotten copyrights. Patents and copyrights weren't meant to go on in perpetuity.
62 posted on 09/15/2014 10:46:24 AM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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yep... I’m an ASCAP member... this is ridiculous. I made some good money in the 1980s for airplay.. on FM radio and television.. but having a bar pay royalties? don’t agree with that. I don’t condone it... and I plan on sending off an email to ASCAP, and Warners. bars will just stop playing music... and we’ll have all sports all the time... which we basically already have , in bars.

with streaming... I get pennies for streaming royalities.. last check I received was 5 cents... cost more to print the check.

only people making money on streaming are those that have millions upon millions of streams... Adelle comes to mind.


68 posted on 09/15/2014 11:02:06 AM PDT by Chuzzlewit
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