Let's start by fixing the damn copyright laws. IN EXCHANGE for protection and unique rights to the creative works for A LIMITED TIME, the artist agrees to place the work in the public domain. That 'limited time' at the moment is the life of the artist + 70 years. Seriously. A taxpayer who is alive when a song is created, and pays for the rest of his life for that copyright and trademark office to protect that work, will have their grand children or great grand children benefit from that spending.
That HAS to stop. End the exception written to protect Mickey Mouse. Put everything 20 years or older in the public domain and restore the exchange. The taxpayer keeps their side of the deal, time that artists and authors do their share.
Going through that now with a TV show that aired on TV and was covered.This is a non-profit show.I asked ascap and they said they could not cover us to air on youtube and we had to contact every artist to be able to play.We only wanted to air for the kids that were on :(
End the exception written to protect Mickey Mouse.
You are correct, and you get a Bonus point for actually knowing that our Copyright Laws have been Bastardized to protect DISNEY!!!