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Top musicians unite to form copyright lobby group
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| They earn millions and the extent of their diva-esque demands is often mind
| boggling. But tomorrow, Robbie Williams, KT Tunstall and the members of
| Radiohead will join a group of high-profile musicians to protest at how badly
| they are treated by record companies and music streaming websites like
| YouTube.
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http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5883885.ece
Fight Over YouTube Videos Heats Up In The UK; Musician Propaganda Begins
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| The very fact that the musicians are so up in arms shows how much more
| leverage Google has. It shows that a significant part of the value is in
| YouTube. YouTube can survive just fine without the music videos. The
| musicians, on the other hand, are suffering. That's why it's the musicians
| complaining. But that shows the very point Google is trying to make: Google
| has the leverage here, not the musicians. And, yet, the musicians still want
| to pretend it's the other way around.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090311/0056264066.shtml
Copyright extension vote on 23rd March: contact your MEPs now!
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| With the European Parliament set to vote on 23 March on extending the term of
| copyright for sound recordings, key European experts opposing the extension
| have released a new letter to MEPs warning of the dangers.
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http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2009/03/11/copyright-extension-vote-on-23rd-march-contact-your-meps-now/
Recent:
88% of YouTube is New and Original Content, Professor Says
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| If you can watch it without dropping your litigation against YouTube, Viacom,
| you need to see a doctor right away. Seriously. I hope YouTube lawyers play
| it for the judge if you insist on going to trial.
|
| Watch the part about the song that ended up being professionally released. It
| made the company some money. Cluestick: there is more than one business
| model, for those who can get with the new. Sooner or later, your shareholders
| will be furious with you if you don't course-correct and modernize. Yes. They
| will. Eventually, your shareholders will be YouTubers, you know. And you'll
| be what media used to be.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080803232159314
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