pfarrell;330588 Wrote: > Goodsounds wrote: > > By your use of language, it isn't clear to me that you understand > what > > a "front" is. The RIAA is the recording industry lobbying > > organization. Every industry has one, there's nothing special about > > them relative to the hundreds of others. > > The RIAA is a front/lobbying group not for the Recording Industry, > which > is what their name says, but just for the major record labels. > > The RIAA cares nothing about musicians, composers, singers, recording > engineers, studio owners, etc. > > > I suspect you and I are on the same side of this issue, the approach > > for internet music royalties makes no sense. But the biggest dog > barks > > the loudest, and RIAA has won this one so far. > > Because the five labels have the most to lose, they have put up the > most > money. And because Congress is asleep, they have implemented what the > RIAA wants. > > What a lot of coverage misses is that the RIAA speaks for a tiny part > of > the "music industry" and not only are they biased for their sponsors, > they actively hurt large parts of the industry that folks think they > represent. > > Saying that the RIAA represents "the recording industry" is falling > for > their propaganda. > > -- > Pat Farrell > http://www.pfarrell.com/
I've tried to follow the RIAA vs Internet Radio subject for about the past year. What I do understand: Like anything that involves Congress, just follow the money. RIAA is one of 25,000 registered lobbyists in Washington DC who undoughtedly make political contributions to Congress representatives. RIAA has deep pockets, Internet Radio stations (and those lobbying on their behalf, I presume) barely have enough $$$ to pay their bills. What I think I understand: RIAA charges nothing to OTA AM/FM broadcasters, very little to XM/Sirius (based on revenues & number of listeners/subscribers), but wants to charge Internet Radio stations a much higher fee rate than other broadcasting types? WHY? What I don't understand: RIAA claims they are doing this to "protect the artist" which I can understand *if* that were the case. Where are the artists on this subject? Is there any movement among main stream artists where they have signed a petition in support of reasonable fees from Internet Radio streamers? I know the newer and more independent artists would mostly side with Internet Radio as a great way to gain exposure. Get some BIG name artists out there on the networks and cable news shows to voice their support for Internet Radio. It seems the established artists, for the most part, are rather silent on the issue. I'd guess they either side with the RIAA or are afraid to say anything to upset the RIAA. -- toby10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51180 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
