Dr Evil wrote:The time will come when all the chord combinations will run out, and then more disgraceful situations will arise such as The Verve losing all their royalties for "Bittersweet Symphony" (assuming there are such a thing as royalties in the future due to file sharing) and rather than the old mantra of "home taping destroying music" it will be a case of "legal predators destroying music."
funnily enough i was watching a thing on tony fletchers ijamming site where he did a reading from his latest book and then talked to Arlene Smith, original lead singer with the Chantels. Him reading out loud is not the most fascinating thing I've ever heard but the talk with Smith is really interesting and at one part they discuss the common act of record label owners/managers simply claiming publishing 'as normal practice', and her going to school in a limo (*she was about 15 when they had their hits) but not knowing she was paying for it. Oh and having a stream of acts in the studio overnight, literally queuing up and as soon as they hear somethign they like (or think will sell) having a ready made contract and if they queried it, NEXT!!!!! All standard practice still I imagine. And as usual when the legal bods feel they are being squezzed it'll be the artists that pay for it. Anywaone with a bit of commercial sense ought to be able to make a living but I suppsoe with tickettwats in charge of all the major bookings you have to make a deall with the devil at some point.
ps sorry not really been following this thread