Comments on: Massive New Artists Rights Coalition Launches – Takes Aim At Major Record Labels

By: Billy Bragg: Music Industry Wants ISPs to “Do Their Dirty Work”

Billy Bragg: Music Industry Wants ISPs to “Do Their Dirty Work” — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:27:07 +0000

[...] singer/songwriter Billy Bragg has been a top spokesperson for the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC), a group of UK-based musicians that includes Radiohead, Iron Maiden, Jazzie B, Jools Holland, [...]

By: Spurge

Spurge — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

It’s actually rather amazing how much the artists have been screwed over by the recording industry. They work their asses of to make someone else rich how does nothing. Then again that’s the capitalist way of life i guess.
I would so much like to just be able to pay the artists directly for a song or album. Not one or two middle men just straight to the artist.

By: open_universe

open_universe — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Best part right after limiting the copyright to a max of 35 years:

# Copyright owners to be obliged to follow a ‘use it or lose it’ approach to the copyrights they control.

Exactly.

By: manakazero

manakazero — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Finally some good ideas on copyright!

By: Nuke Baby

Nuke Baby — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Unfortunately this does not affect the US. The greedy bastards at the RIAA are still on the warpath and out to sue.