Thread: Your chance to be a politician on copyright and music

I vote nay. If anything, radio stations playing the bands music, is free advertising for the artists. I've listened to music on the radio for years, and have known hundreds of others who have as well, and when I/they hear a song they like (especially from a band they never would have known of if they hadnt been listening to the radio), they check out the band on their website(s), buy their songs off itunes, purchase band products (shirts, mugs, etc...). If anything, bands should be paying the radio stations advertisement fees.

And just because the courts are fining folks money for music downloaded, doesnt mean we just charge everyone to screw everyone equally. I say we make file sharing legal.

Another note, is myspace music profiles. Artist voluntarily put there songs on their own myspace for FREE listening pleasure, plus allow myspace users to add their songs to their own profile. Music is being played on the computer, from a playlist, just like downloaded music. So long as the music isnt re-distribute for commercial purposes, the artist file no suits. What's the difference with file sharing? The music on personal myspace profiles can be added by friends of the individual, thus having the effect of "redistribution". Where's the outrage there? There isn't any because there is nothing wrong with it.

Artist dont care that their music is being "distributed" among myspace users for their personal profile, especially considering the artists are the ones who put out the music with the option to add the songs to a personal profile. These same artist now join the copyright infringement bandwaggon, and want to take citizens to the cleaners for way more money than their music is worth. And for what? For doing the same thing myspace users are doing. Seems to me artists want their cake and want to eat it too. Doesnt work that way in this country.

Originally Posted by bust331

Originally Posted by MotoZ

I'm obviously being a dick. The fun of TTP is calling me out in anonymous safety. You will not lose your seat as a politician. Call me out and tell me where my thoughts are broken.

okie dokie

Who cares about small bands. They suck. That's why they are small.

Untrue, there are PLENTY of bands that haven't hit it big, but are still fantastic band. 2 of my friends started up a Christian band, and considering there are only 2 people in, and don't have any true recording abilities, they are good.

Everyone starts out small.

Bust,

So you are voting yea for pay to play? You have faith that your Christian band buddies will draw paying advertisers? Enough to pay salaries for the station employees and cover the risk of station owners?

I call bullshit. I wouldn't listen to Christian shit if the radio station payed me.

Originally Posted by Red_Lizard2

white can mamybe fill it in, but i'm curious in how do radio stations get the songs they play?

I would imagine, with the advent of itune-like technology, that they pay for the singles via itunes, etc... in which case, what's the difference if I play my music loud and proud (that I paid for) at a school fundraiser, College Football game, etc...

Originally Posted by MotoZ

Originally Posted by bust331

Originally Posted by MotoZ

I'm obviously being a dick. The fun of TTP is calling me out in anonymous safety. You will not lose your seat as a politician. Call me out and tell me where my thoughts are broken.

okie dokie

Who cares about small bands. They suck. That's why they are small.

Untrue, there are PLENTY of bands that haven't hit it big, but are still fantastic band. 2 of my friends started up a Christian band, and considering there are only 2 people in, and don't have any true recording abilities, they are good.

Everyone starts out small.

Bust,

So you are voting yea for pay to play? You have faith that your Christian band buddies will draw paying advertisers? Enough to pay salaries for the station employees and cover the risk of station owners?

I call bullshit. I wouldn't listen to Christian shit if the radio station payed me.

Politician Motoz, if you could please refrain from incorporating personal hatred for certain music genres into this discussion, and focus on the topic as a whole, objectively.

Originally Posted by Red_Lizard2

Originally Posted by MotoZ

Originally Posted by bust331

Originally Posted by MotoZ

I'm obviously being a dick. The fun of TTP is calling me out in anonymous safety. You will not lose your seat as a politician. Call me out and tell me where my thoughts are broken.

okie dokie

Who cares about small bands. They suck. That's why they are small.

Untrue, there are PLENTY of bands that haven't hit it big, but are still fantastic band. 2 of my friends started up a Christian band, and considering there are only 2 people in, and don't have any true recording abilities, they are good.

Everyone starts out small.

Bust,

So you are voting yea for pay to play? You have faith that your Christian band buddies will draw paying advertisers? Enough to pay salaries for the station employees and cover the risk of station owners?

I call bullshit. I wouldn't listen to Christian shit if the radio station payed me.

not even P.O.D.?

Ironically enough POD was one of the bigger bands that "secular" radio stations played regularly. Reliant K as are Lifehouse, and Switchfoot.

Originally Posted by Red_Lizard2

white can mamybe fill it in, but i'm curious in how do radio stations get the songs they play?

Presently radio stations can play songs that are released as singles. They can not pick and choose songs from an album. That's why most people don't know great gems like Kid Rock's "Where You At Rock?" Gems like that are reserved for the people that buy the complete album. You will never hear it on the radio - ever.

Originally Posted by Red_Lizard2

Originally Posted by rock_lobster

Originally Posted by MotoZ

Originally Posted by bust331

Originally Posted by MotoZ

I'm obviously being a dick. The fun of TTP is calling me out in anonymous safety. You will not lose your seat as a politician. Call me out and tell me where my thoughts are broken.

okie dokie

Who cares about small bands. They suck. That's why they are small.

Untrue, there are PLENTY of bands that haven't hit it big, but are still fantastic band. 2 of my friends started up a Christian band, and considering there are only 2 people in, and don't have any true recording abilities, they are good.

Everyone starts out small.

Bust,

So you are voting yea for pay to play? You have faith that your Christian band buddies will draw paying advertisers? Enough to pay salaries for the station employees and cover the risk of station owners?

I call bullshit. I wouldn't listen to Christian shit if the radio station payed me.

Politician Motoz, if you could please refrain from incorporating personal hatred for certain music genres into this discussion, and focus on the topic as a whole, objectively.

Nonsense, you just hate his opinion because your a fanatical right wing bible loving redneck!

Sorry, thread needed to sound more official

I do lean way more to the right than I do the left, and I do believe in the Bible. But although I live in in Louisiana, I am far from a redneck :9

Now take your seat sir, before I have house speaker Pelosi pull out a can on your buttocks. :6